BROWN, C. P. (Chairman)

Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB, Gedeon Bourdeau, 1884. 1st printing. Wraps. pp. 56.8vo. Original report bound in darker buckram-covered boards,The Select Committee was 'Appointed to procure evidence as to the practicality of the establishment of a system of communication with this Province via Hudson's Bay.' Peel (3d) 1261. Boards rubbed and scuffed, Chips to spine. Preliminary pages partially detached, otherwise contents clean and tightly-bound. .

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N° du livre: 9900041593

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Manitoba;;;;;;;;

BROWN, C. P. (Chairman)

Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB, Gedeon Bourdeau, 1884. 1st printing. Wraps. pp. 56. 8vo. Original stitched report with printed paper covers. The Select Committee was 'Appointed to procure evidence as to the practicality of the establishment of a system of communication with this Province via Hudson's Bay.' Peel 1261. Covers a bit age-toned and edge-worn. Binding still intact and contents unmarked. Remarkably good condition for age. .

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N° du livre: 9900041592

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Manitoba;;;;;;;;

BRUCE, John (ed.)

Coorespondence of King James VI. Of Scotland with Sir Robert Cecil and Others in England Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth

London, The Camden Society, 1861. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. lv, 112.Larger 8vo,,Bound in original green cloth blocked in blind and gilt,Boards a bit bumped and rubbed at tips. Spine and edges sunned. Contents exceptionally clean. A good plus, to very good, copy. Publication no. LXXVIII of the Society. Former owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown. .

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N° du livre: 9900036155

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Camden Society;Charles II;James II;Diplomacy;;;;;

Bruce, John [ed.]

Correspondence of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester, During His Government of the Low Countries, in the Years 1585 and 1586

London, The Camden Society, 1844. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xlvi, 496.Larger 8vo,,Bound in original green cloth; blocked in blind and gilt,Binding shows light rubbing to extremities, and light scuffing & staining to cloth; spine chipped. Front hinge sl. starting. Light chipping to page edges. Minor foxing to preliminary pages. Overall, in good plus, to very good, condition. First published in 1844 by the Society, and now a very scarce title, having recently been reprinted in facsimile by AMS Press, but very difficult to find in the original edition. Publication no. xxvii of the Council of the Camden Society. Elegant bookplate on front pastedown. .

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N° du livre: 9900037316

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Camden Society;British History;Biography;Letters;;;;;

BRUCE, John (ed.)

Journal of a Voyage Into the Mediterranean by Sir Kenelm Digby, A.D. 1628

London, The Camden Society, 1868. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xxxviii, 106. Square 8vo. Bound in original green cloth embossed in blind & titled in gilt. Very light shelf wear. Spine a trifle sunned. Former owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Contents exceptionally clean and bright. A very nice copy. Camden Society publication no. 96. Edited, from the original autograph manuscript in the possession of William Watkin E. Wynne. .

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N° du livre: 9900036276

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Nautical;;;;;;;;Travel

BRUCE, John (ed.)

Letters of Queen Elizabeth and King James VI. Of Scotland

London, The Camden Society, 1849. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xxii, 180.Larger 8vo,,Bound in original green cloth blocked in blind and gilt,The title continues: 'Some of them printed from originals in the possession of the Rev. Edward Ryder, and others from a MS. which formerly belonged to Sir Peter Thompson, KT.' This is an ex-library copy, with the word 'Withdrawn' stamped on the title page and front free endpaper. Library pocket removed from inside front board, leaving scars. Binding cracked and spine torn (now repaired). Contents unmarked and in very good condition. Publication no. XLVI of the Society. Report of the Council of The Camden Society bound-in at the end of the book. .

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N° du livre: 9900041074

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Camden Society;Queen Elizabeth;;;;;;;

BRUCE, John (Edited, from the Original MS. in the Possession of Lieutenant-Colonel Carew)

Notes of the Treaty Carried on at Ripon Bewteen King Charles I. And the Covenanters of Scotland, A.D. 1640

London, The Camden Society, 1869. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xli, 82.Larger 8vo,,Bound in original green cloth blocked in blind and gilt,Bound in at the end of the book is the 10 page Report of the Council of the Camden Society, Read at the General Meeting, on the first of May, 1869. Spine lightly sunned. Light shelf wear. Contents very clean and tight. In good plus, to very good, condition. Note: this is the original publication in the original binding . Publication no. C of the Society. Former owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown. .

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N° du livre: 9900036298

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Camden Society;King Charles I;;;;;;;

Bruce, George

The Paladin Dictionary of Battles

London, Paladin, 1986. Paperback. pp. viii, 356. 8vo. Light shelfwear, white-out to first page; very good. .

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N° du livre: 092012

Catalogue: Military History

Brust, R. A.; R. A. Ellis; K. W. Plews

Guidelines for Mosquito Control in Manitoba; Information Series No. 12

Manitoba, Dept. of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management, 1976. Stapled Wraps. pp. 18. 8vo. Black and white illustration. Light shelfwear, previous owner's name written in ink to top corner of front cover; very good. .

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N° du livre: 060028

Catalogue: Natural History

BRYCE, Rev. Prof. George

The British Association for the Advancement of Science - a Great World-Educator

Winnipeg, MB, 1906. 1st printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 16. 8vo. Pamphlet format in original printed stiff paper covers. The inaugural address delivered in Convocation Hall, Manitoba College, Winnipeg, October 26th, 1906. Light overall shelf wear and a touch of soiling. Early oval rubber stamp of The University of Manitoba Library to one margin of cover. Good plus condition. Not in Peel. Scarce item. Published by the Manitoba College Literary Society, of which Rev. Bryce was the Honorary President. .

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N° du livre: 9900041842

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Canadiana; Education

BRYCE, Rev. George

Early Days in Winnipeg

Winnipeg, MB, 1894. 1st printing. Wraps. pp. 8. 8vo. Pamphlet format in original printed paper covers. This copy from the library of famed Arctic explorer (and Manitoba native) Vilhjalmur Stefansson, with his rubber name stamp to top of front cover. Light shelf wear and a touch of soiling. Contents unmarked and in quite good condition. Scarce item. Transaction No. 46; published by the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Peel (3d) 2127. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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N° du livre: 9900041843

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: The Forks;Fort Garry;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations

Bryce, George

Early Days in Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Manitoba Free Press, 1894. Stapled Wraps. pp. 8. 8vo. Covers rubbed, internally clean and unmarked. The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Transaction No. 46. February 13th, 1894. Peel 2127. .

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N° du livre: 088723

Catalogue: Manitoba History

BRYCE, Rev. Professor [George]

Great Britain As Seen by Canadian Eyes

Winnipeg, MB, 1896. 1st printing. pp. 7, [1].8vo,,Pamphlet format in original printed paper covers,Stiff paper covers show light shelf wear and some sunning. Contents not loose and unmarked. A good plus copy. Note: this is the original publication - it is not some cheap, print upon demand concoction (the book equivalent of a TV dinner), nor is it a e-book - it is the original 120 year old publication. Published by the Manitoba College Literary Society, of which Rev. Bryce was the President. Peel (3d) 2250. wrappers .

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N° du livre: 9900041835

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Canadiana;;;;;;;;

BRYCE, Rev. George

A Great City Library

Winnipeg, MB, 1906. 1st printing. pp. 8. 8vo. Pamphlet format in original printed paper covers. A paper on the 'Book Treasures of the Historical Society Library'. Light shelf wear, some sunning, and a touch of soiling to covers. Overall, in good plus condition. Scarce item. A companion pamphlet to this one, by the same author, is entitled 'Treasures of our Library', and is transaction no. 64, read before the Society February 9th, 1904. We have an (original) copy available. Transaction No. 70; published by the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Peel (3d) 2914. wrappers .

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N° du livre: 9900041833

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Books about books;;;;;;;;

BRYCE, Mrs. George

Historical Sketch of the Charitable Institutions of Winnipeg

Winnipeg, MB, 1899. 1st printing. pp. 31.8vo,,Pamphlet format in original stiff printed paper covers,Mrs. Bryce was the wife of the Society's honorary president, and the noted historian, Rev. George Bryce. The covers of our copy are heavily chipped and somewhat soiled. The contents are unmarked, although a bit age-toned. Overall, in good condition. Transaction No. 54; published by the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Peel (3d) 2432. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. wrappers .

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N° du livre: 9900041829

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Sociology;;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations