Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 ARCTIC SECTION
1. ALASKA & YUKON.
Alaska and the Yukon. Skagway to Dawson. Via White Pass and Yukon Route. 20 Real
Photographs for your snapshot album. Vancouver. The Gowen Sutton Co. n.d. [193??]. 20
snapshot photographic views (9x7cm), in fold over printed shipping case, fine
35.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 2. ANONYMOUS
Historic Tinned Foods. Greenford. International Tin Research and Development Council.
1939. 21.5cm, 70p., frontispiece, 22 plates and illustrations, illustrated boards (hardcover), a
very good to fine copy
25.00
Includes sections on: Parry’s Tin of Roast Veal, Parry’s Tin of Carrots and Gravy, Belcher’s
Tin of Roast Beef, and Libby’s canned Tripe.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 3. [BEECHEY]. Bershad, Sonia S.
The Drawings and Watercolours by Rear Admiral Frederick William Beechey, (1796-
1856). In the Collection of the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary. Note:
This reprint supersedes the text printed in the March issue of Arcitc ... 1980. [1981]. 25cm,
pp117-167, with 37 illustrations, reference, printed wrapper, as issued, with library stamp on
the upper cover else fine
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 4. BOUDREAU, N.J. (Managing Editor).
The Athabaskans: Strangers of the North. An international travelling exhibition from the
collection of the National Museum of Man, Canada, and the Royal Scottish Museum. Ottawa.
National Museum. 1974. 4to. 27cm, 208p. 2 maps, with 268 plates and illustrations (inc.
several colour plates), bibliography, illustrated wraps, very good to fine
25.00 "devoted entirely to the Indians of Alaska and Northwestern Canada, and combines the best material from two of the foremost collections.." Foreword.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 5. CANADA. National Museum.
Inuit Print. A travelling exhibition of the National Museum of Man, National Museums of
Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. (bilingual). Ottawa. National
Museums of Canada. 1977. oblong4to. 23x 26cm, 267p., with 155 plates including 12 in
colour, map, appendices, bibliography, colour illustrated stiff wraps, very good to fine
40.00
A retrospective of the first twenty years of Canadian Inuit prints. Selected from a
collection numbering in the thousands begun in 1957 at Cape Dorset by Oshowetuk and
James Houston.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 6. COOKMAN, Scott
Ice Blink. The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition. New York. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000. 22.5cm, first edition, xii, 244p., text illustrations, appendices,
bibliography, index, fine in fine jacket
25.00
"Ice Blink" was the name nineteenth-century sailors gave polar mirages, caused by light
reflected off the ice pack. An appendix provides a muster roll of officers and men of HMS
Erebus and HMS Terror.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 7. DE BRAY, Emile Frédéric
A Frenchman in Search of Franklin. De Brayès Arctic Journal, 1852-1854. Translated and
Edited by William Barr. Toronto, Buffalo, London. University of Toronto Press. 1992. 8vo.
23cm, xxii,339p., frontis portrait, maps and illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, green
cloth, a fine copy in fine jacket
35.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 8. DOUGLAS, George M.
Lands Forlorn. The Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River. With Douglas' journal and maps from his First Journey to the Coppermine
and some letters pertaining to the expedition. Edited by Robert S. Hildebrand. Tucson, AZ. Zancudo Press. 2008. 8vo, new edition, 404p., with over 200
plates, illustrations, line drawings & maps, dark blue cloth, in colour illustrated jacket, new
42.50
A new and expanded edition which includes an extended foreword, documenting the lives of George and Lionel Douglas; various letters to and from
James Douglas, sponsor of the expedition; and a diary, with maps, of their first two-man trip to the Coppermine River. "Only a few books of far northern
travel have the quality of classics; George Douglas's Lands Forlorn is one of these select few" - Robert Cockburn, University of New Brunswick, Editor,
Sleeping Island.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 9. FRANKLIN, John
Narrative of a Journey to the Polar Sea. With an introduction by Capt. R.F. Scott. London
& New York. J.M. Dent & E.P. Dutton. 1924. 16mo. 17.2cm, x,434p., green cloth, gilt spine
titles, very good to fine, Everyman's Library
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 10. GOODSELL, John W.
On Polar Trails: The Peary Expedition To the North Pole, 1908 - 09. Revised and Edited by
Donald W. Whisenhunt. Austin, Texas. Eakin Press. 1983. 22cm, xi,202p. notes, index,
portrait, map and 4 plates, fine in fine jacket
30.00
This is the first publication of Surgeon John Goodsell manuscript of his account of the
Peary expedition - he was the only member who did not publish at the time. The aftermath
of the expedition generated a bitterness toward Peary and feelings that the members of the
expedition had been denied the recognition they had earned
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 11. HARPER, Kenn
In Those Days. Collected Writings on Arctic History, Book 2: Arctic Crime and
Punishment. Iqaluit. Inhabit Media. 2015. 23cm, 156p., map, illustrations from photographs,
fine, new
20.00
A collection of tales of murderers, thieves, and fraudsters.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 12. HEARNE, Samuel
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to The Northern Ocean undertaken
by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of Copper Mines, A North West
Passage, &c. in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Edmonton. M.G. Hurtig Ltd.. 1971. 4to.
26cm, facsimile reprint, lvi,458p. with 5 folding maps (frontis coloured in outline) & 4 folding
plates, red cloth, a fine copy in fine complete jacket
150.00
One of the classic journals of North American travel, particularly notable in terms of
Arctic exploration, Hearne will always be remembered as the first white man to see the Arctic
Ocean.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 13. [HUISH, Robert]
The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, To The Arctic Regions; for the Discovery of a North
West Passage; performed in the years 1829-30-31-32- and 33. To which is prefixed An
Abridgement of the former Voyages of Captns, Ross, Parry, & Other Celebrated Navigators to
the Northern Latitudes. Compiled from Authentic Information and Original Documents,
transmitted by William Light, Purser's Stewart to the Expedition. Illustrated by Engravings
from Drawings Taken on the Spot.
London. Printed for the Proprietors, Published by John Saunders. 1836. thick8vo,
21.5cm, [1],716,[1],44p. (supplement), engraved frontis portrait of Ross and engraved
vignette title page, and 6 engraved plates, 1 folding table, dictionary of the Esqimaux
language, appendix, and supplement "On the Position of The North Magnetic Pole",
rebound in modern blue cloth, gilt spine titles, foxed, a very good copy
300.00
Please note: in this copy the printed title page (as above) is placed before the appendix
and pagination is indicated on the verso with the last page on an introduction printed to one
third from the bottom. cf. A.B. 7528.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 14. FRANKLIN, Sir John, (Edited with introduction by Richard C. Davis)
Sir John Franklin's Journals and Correspondence: The First Arctic Land Expedition. 1819-
1822. Toronto & Ottawa. The Champlain Society & The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
1995. thick8vo, 23cm, cix,463, xxiiipp., with 4 plates (5 illustrations), 3 maps (2 double-page),
appendix, index, navy blue cloth, silver spine titles, fine. Signed by editor
65.00
A nearly complete transcription of the extant journals kept by John Franklin, along with
a selection of correspondence, during his expedition to the unknown northern coast of the
North American continent in the years 1819 to 1822. This blue cloth bound volume, a joint
publication by The Champlain Society and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, was
issued, autographed, before The Champlain Society edition on the first day of issue - 14
October 1995.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 15. [HAYES, Isaac I]. Periodical.
Biographical Sketch of Dr. Isaac I. Hayes. By George . Cullum. In: Journal of the American
Geographical Society of New York. MDCCCLXXXXI. Vol. XIII. pp110-124. New York. Printed
for the Society. 1881. 8vo, 22.5cm, 219p., in the original tan fine grain book linen, gilt spine
titles, several small internal library stamps, fine
125.00
A tribute, by the Society vice-president, to American Arctic explorer, Isaac Hayes on his
passing on December 17, 1881. Primarily about the Arctic expeditions of 1853, 1860 and
1869.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 16. KANE, Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations in Search of Sir John Franklin. London. T. Nelson and Sons. 1882.
12mo, 20cm, xii,[1],10- 443,[1]p., frontis plate view, 76 plates and illustrations from
engravings, folding map, in the original brick brown cloth, gilt stamped titles and small
decorations on the spine, black stamped titles and borders on the upper cover, bevelled
boards, foxed on the text edges, else a fine copy
100.00
A reprint of Kane's famous account of his mission to northwestern Greenland to rescue
the missing British explorer, Sir John Franklin
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 17. KANE, Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations, in search of Sir John Franklin. London. T. Nelson & Sons. 1892. 20cm,
-[xii],443,[1]p. glossary of terms, with frontis and 76 plates and illustrations from engravings,
folding map, in the original dark blue cloth, gilt spine and upper cover titles, blind ruled
borders on bevelled boards, very good to fine
75.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 18. KANE, Elisha Kent
The Far North: Explorations in The Arctic Regions. [Title page printed in red and black].
Edinburgh. William P. Nimmo. n.d. [1870]. 16mo, 16.5cm, 228,24p., ads., engraved frontis
view, the original red cloth, wide gilt decorated borders and title on the upper cover,
repeated in blind on the bottom, gilt decorations and titles on the spine, bevelled boards,
a.e.g., a near fine copy
75.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 19. KLUTSCHAK, Heinrich
Overland to Starvation Cove. With the Inuit in Search of Franklin, 1878-1880. Translated
& Edited by William Barr. Toronto, Buffalo, London. The University of Toronto Press. 1987.
23.5cm, xxxi,261p. plates, maps, illustrations, bibliography, blue cloth, a fine copy in fine
jacket
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 20. LEFROY, John Henry
In Search of the Magnetic North. A Soldier- Surveyor's Letters from the North-West 1843-
1844. Edited by George F.G. Stanley. Toronto. Macmillan. 1955. 8vo, 21.5cm, xxviii,171p.
frontis portrait, 1 illustration, mapped endpapers, brown cloth, fine copy in very good to fine
jacket
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 21. LIVINGSTON, Peter
Poems & Songs; with lectures on the Genius and Works of Burns, and the Rev. George
Gilfillan, and Letter on Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions. Edinburgh. Printed by Mould
& Tod. 1881. 12mo, 19cm, 10th edition, 143p., original red cloth, blind stamped decorations
and borders on the boards, plain spine, dust worn, very good
100.00
Contains; pp13-23 "Second Edition of A Letter address-ed to the Queen on Sir John
Franklin, and the Arctic Regions".
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 22. MALAURIE, Jean (Edited, with a Foreword by)
The Eskimo People To-Day and To-Morrow. Le Peuple Esquimau Aujourd'hui et Demain.
/ Quatrieme Congres International / Fourth International Congress de la / of the Foundation
Francaise d'Etudes Nordiques. (Biblio-theque Arctique et Antarctique. IV). Paris. Mouton.
1973. 24cm, xiv,696p., maps, diagrams, tables, indexes, in blue printed wraps, fine
50.00
A major ethnological study of the Innuit by over thirty writers from France, Canada ,
Denmark, Russia, and the United States. The alienation of the Innuit, in Greenland, Alaska,
Canada and Russia, with the onslaught of modern civilization, is addressed.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 23. [MAPS]. SPINK, J. & Moodie, D. W.
Eskimo Maps from the Canadian Eastern Arctic. Cartographica. Edited by Conrad
Heidenreich. Monograph No. 5. Toronto.. York University. 1972. 25cm, 98p., including 44
maps, notes, bibliography, stiff printed wraps, very good to fine
50.00
24. [MAPS]. VERNER, Coolie
Explorers’ Maps of the Canadian Arctic, 1818-1860. With assistance of Frances
Woodward. Cartographica. Edited by J.R. Gibson & Conrad Heidenreich. Monograph No. 6.
Toronto.. York University. 1972. 25cm, 84p., with 14 rear folding maps (on seven sheets), stiff
printed wraps, very good to fine
50.00
Signed by Mowat and Blackwood
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 25. Mowat, Farley
Wake of the Great Sealers. Prints and Drawings by David Blackwood. Toronto. M&S.
1973. 4to. 29x 25cm, first Canadian edition, 157p., with 76 prints and drawings, (many in
colour), green cloth, a fine copy in very good complete jacket
200.00
Vivid descriptions and paintings of the eastern Canadian seal hunts of the past. Signed
by David Blackwood and Farley Mowat.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 26. PENNINGTON, Gerald L.
Klondike Stampeders Register. San Diego. Windsor Associates. 1997. 22.5cm, ix,448p.,
mapped endpapers, illustrations from photographs, black fabrikoid, gilt titles, signed by the
author, fine copy in very good jacket
65.00
“...written primarily about the people that participated in the Gold Rush of 1897 and
1898" (Jacket)
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 27. PRICE, A. Grenfell (Edited by)
The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific as Told by Selections of his
Journals, 1768-1779. Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. Norwalk, Connecticut. 1988. 25.5cm,
xvii,292p., maps, plates, text illustrations, blue cloth with gilt titles and vignette of Cook on
the upper cover, decorative ink stamp “received” on the free fly, else a fine copy in slipcase.
45.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 28. RAWNSLEY, William Franklin (Edited by )
The Life, Diaries and Correspondence of Jane Lady Franklin. London. Erskine MacDonald.
1923. 8vo, 22cm, first edition, 232p., plus 12 plates and a folding map, blue cloth, gilt spine
and cover titles, very good to fine, May Fluhmann's Copy with her signature and bookplate,
very rare
400.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 29. RAY, Arthur J.
The Canadian Fur Trade in the Industrial Age. Tor-onto, Buffalo, London. The University
of Toronto Press. 1990. 23.5cm, 283p. illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, black cloth,
fine
25.00
An account of the Hudson's Bay Company's response to the rapid industrialization of the
late 19th century - Its attempts at diversification and land development; and its final decline
in the face of the great depression.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 30. [ROSS, John - Periodical. Review]. Quarterly Review
A Voyage of Discovery, made under the order of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships
Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the
probability of a North-West Passage. By John Ross, Captain. 4to, pp438, Thirty-two coloured
Plates, Maps, Charts, &c. London. 1819. Art. XI. pp213-262.
IN: The Quarterly Review. - Vol. XXI. January & April. London. John Murary. 1819. 8vo,
21cm, iv,578p., in contemporary half black calf, wide gilt decorated raised bands, gilt ruled
and blind decorations in the panels, double crimson crushed morocco labels, gilt titles, cloth
boards, fine copy in attractive binding - Day 2553.
350.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 31. SCORESBY, William
The Polar Ice (1815). The North Pole (1828). (Facsimile reprints). Whitby. Caedmon of
Whitby, Publishers. 1980. 12mo, 20cm, pp261-338 & 20p., folding map, beige cloth, paper
spine label, near fine
40.00
Facsimile reprints of two Scoresby essays: "On the Greenland or Polar Ice" and "Remarks
on the Probability of reaching the North Pole: being an examination of the recent Expedition
under Captain Parry...".
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 32. SIMMONDS, P.L.
Sir John Franklin and The Arctic Regions: Showing the Progress of British Enterprise for
the Discovery of the North-west Passage During the Nineteenth Century: with More Detailed
Notices of the Recent Expeditions in Search of the Missing Vessels under Capt. Sir John
Franklin. London. George Routledge & Co. 1851. 12mo, 17cm, the First Edition, 375p., frontis
view & 1 (of 2) folding maps, in quarter polished tan sheep, raised bands, gilt titles, marbled
boards and endpapers, map torn at the fold without lose, title page and frontis bit chipped
on the fore edge, a good to very good working copy
50.00
A.B. 16099. T.P.L. 3309. Sabin 81152. A good summary of the British 19th century Arctic
expeditions in search the North West Passage and in search of Sir John Franklin.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 33. STAMP, Tom & Cordelia
William Scoresby. Arctic Scientist. Caedmon of Whitby Press. n.d. [1975]. 21.5cm, 253p.
with portraits, illus & plates, blue cloth, fine in fine jacket
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 34. STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur
Ultima Thule. Further Mysteries of the Arctic. With illustrations by Alexander Popini. New
York. Macmillan Co. 1940. 8vo, 21cm, first edition, 383p., with 17 maps and illus.,
bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, blue cloth, spine and cover titles stamped in
silver, slight damp stain on the bottom edge, good to very good in similar jacket, Author's
Signed Presentation Copy, dated Dec. 6th, 1940,
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 35. WOODWARD, Frances J.
Portrait of Jane. A Life of Lady Franklin. London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1951. 8vo,
22.5cm, 382p. with 8 plates and portraits, rear endpaper mapped, a near fine copy in very
good jacket
75.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 CANADIANA
36. [ALMANAC] CANADA
The Canadian Almanac, and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1876, Being
Leap Year. Toronto. Copp, Clarke & Co. 1876 21cm, 176p., folding map, rear ads, brown
blind-stamped cloth, gilt title-on front, fine
50.00
"Containing full and authentic commercial, statistical, astronomical, departmental,
ecclesistical, educational, financial, and general information. 3. The astronomical
calculations have been made for the publication at the Magnetic Observatory in Toronto."
(sub-title). Includes a map of Manitoba and North West Territory showing surveyed and
explored lands.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 37. ANDERSON, William James
The Life of F.M., H.R.H. Edward, Duke of Kent, illustrated by His Correspondence with the
De Salaberry Family, Never Before Published, extending from 1791 to 1814. Ottawa and
Toronto. Hunter, Rose & Company. 1870. 8vo. 21cm, 241p. original blind stamped pebbled
red cloth, gilt titles along the spine, very good to fine
150.00
Gagnon 1-118. Edward, Duke of Kent, first arrived in Canada in 1791 for service with the
Royal Fusiliers at Quebec. He made close friends with members of the famous Canadian
military family, the De Salaberrys, with whom he maintained a considerable correspondence
for most of his life. The book consists mainly of this correspondence, with some necessary
connecting narrative. Chapters II to V inclusive, relate to his Canadian service in Quebec and
Halifax, where he became Commander-in-Chief of the troops in British North America, 1799.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 38. ANONYMOUS.
The Canadian Medical Week, Hamilton, May 27 - June 1, 1918. Toronto. Published under
the auspices of The Ontario Medical Assocaiton, MacMillan Co. of Canada. 1918. 25cm,
xv,360p. ads., original wine cloth, gilt titles, very good to fine, rare
100.00
Not in Whiteman. Bibliography of Macmillan Imprints. Not in Tod & Cordingley. Blank at
page 339 states "The following advertisements have been censored by a special committee
appointed by the Pres. of the Ontario Medical Association for that purpose. Contains over
fifty papers and discussions by leading doctors from Canada and the United States.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 39. ANONYMOUS.
Time Marches On. A History of Alfred, Formby, Wardenville and Wembley School
Districts. Battleford, Saskatchewan. Wardenville Community Club. 1975. 28cm, 313p.,
hundreds of illustrations from photographs, mapped end-papers, index, black fabrikoid with
gilt titles on the upper cover, a fine copy
100.00
A history of Alfred, Formby, Wardenville and Wembley School Districts in Saskatchewan.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Thirty Issues, 1853 - 1857 40. [AGRICULTURE].
BUREAU D'Agriculture du Bas-canada.
Journal du Cultivateur et Procedes du Bureau D'Agriculture du Bas-Canada.
Vol. I, 1853 - 54, Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12.
Vol. II, 1854. - No. 1
Vol. III. 1855-56. - Nos 1 to 12 (complete)
Vol. IV. 1857. - Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Montreal. H. Ramsay. 1853-57. 4to. 26.5cm, 204, 16, 200, 152pp., three-column, occasional
illustrations, ads., bound in contemporary quarter sheep backed dark brown cloth boards,
former owner's name inked out on the title page in a contemporaneous hand, very good
condition, rare
500.00
A collection of scarce copies of an important nineteenth century Lower Canada
agricultural monthly. The periodical existed from May 1853 to 1857. Addressing specifically
Canadian farming issues, the periodical was particularly useful for immigrant farmers.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 41. [ATLAS]. HARRIS, R. Cole & Geoffrey J Mathews
Historical Atlas of Canada. Volume I. From the Beginning to 1900. - Volume II. The Land
Transformed, 1800-1891. - Volume III. Addressing the Twentieth Century. Toronto.
University of Toronto Press. 1987-1990. folio. 36cm, in 3 volumes, [16],198 & xviii,184 &
xx,197pp., with numerous double page colour plates and colour illustrations, a fine copy in
fine jackets
150.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 42. [ATLAS].
Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Carleton (including the City of Ottawa),
Ontario. H. Belden & Co. Toronto. 1881. (Reprint edition 1971, edited by Ross Cumming, Port
Elgin, Ontario). folio. 44.5cm, 112p. limited edition, black cloth backed black cloth boards,
gilt titles, previous owner’s name inked out on the free fly, else a fine copy
125.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 43. ARTHUR, Elizabeth (Edited with Introduction by).
Thunder Bay District, 1821-1892. A Collection of Documents. Toronto. The Champlain
Society, Ontario Series. No. 9. 1973. 24cm, cv,307p. with 20 maps & plates, mapped
endpapers, bibliography, original crested red cloth, limited to 825 copies, this being # 101, a
fine copy
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 44. BARCLAY, Brigadier C.N.
The First Commonwealth Division. The Story of British Commonwealth Land Forces in
Korea, 1950-1953. With a Foreword by Field-Marshall Earl Alexander of Tunis. Aldershot. Gale
& Polden Limited. 1954. 21.5cm, xviii,236p., with 3 folding maps, 17 text maps, 30 plates and
illustrations, index, red cloth with gilt titles, a very good copy
45.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 45. [BAYLEY, George T. & Others]
The Regimental History of the Governor General's Foot Guards. Ottawa. Mortimer Press.
1948. 8vo, 24.5cm, 268p. with 4 large folding maps & 8 folding portrait plates, this special
copy in full crimson morocco, gilt spine titles, (faded), gilt stamped regimental badge on the
upper cover, very good to fine, rare thus
225.00
This is a presentation copy. Typically only a few copies (5-10) would have been produced
for presentation.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 46. BEACH, F.K. & J.L. Irwin
The History of Alberta Oil. Edmonton. The Publicity and Travel Bureau, for the
Department of Lands & Mines. [1940]. 25cm, 62p., many plates and illustrations, 2 maps,
including 1 rear folding, stiff illustrated printed wraps, near fine, very scarce
85.00
Peel 3713. Citing Private Copy. A review of Alberta's oil industry at the beginning of
World War Two with an interesting appraisal of Germany's oil production situation.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 47. BISHOP, Gurney
Davidson Of Manitoba, Cancer Pioneer. London. L& N Bishop. 1974. 21cm, 187p.,
frontispiece, 7 illustrations, index, green cloth, a very good to fine copy in jacket
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 48. BLACKBURN, George G.
Volume I. Where the Hell are the Guns? A Soldier's Eye View of the Anxious Years, 1939-
44. Volume 2. The Guns of Normandy. A Soldier's Eye View, France 1944. Volume 3. The Guns
of Victory. A Soldier's Eye View, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, 1944-45. Toronto.
McClelland & Stewart Inc. 1995-1997. 23cm, in 3 volumes, xiv,439 & xxiii,511 & xiv,506pp.,
illustrated, maps (including endpaper) by William Constable, appendices, indexes, two
volumes signed and inscribed by Blackburn, a fine set in fine jackets
100.00
George Blackburn, a resident of Ottawa, writes of his wartime experiences with the 4th
Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Serving throughout the Northwest Europe
Campaign, the author earned the Military Cross helping to save the Twente Canal
bridgehead in Holland. A classic history of the war in Europe from a Canadian soldier's
viewpoint.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 A Fine Copy of the First Edition of a Classic Work 49. Boas, Franz.
Tsimshian Mythology. (Based on texts recorded by Henry W. Tate). IN: Thirty-First Annual
Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,
1909-1910.
Washington. G.P.O., 1916. folio. 29cm, The First Edition, 1037,[1],p., numerous plates
and illustrations, original olive green cloth, gilt spine titles and gilt vignette portrait on the
upper cover, a fine sound copy
350.00
First edition of this expansive and authoritative work on the myths and legends of this
Pacific Northwest Coast Indian tribe, whose communities are mainly in British Columbia and
Alaska around Terrace, Prince Rupert, and Annette Island. Boas has included information on
their housing, towns, dress, ornament, social organization, shamanism, and more. Perhaps
20 percent of the work is devoted to Raven and Transformer myths of the Northwest Coast.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 50. BORDEN, Robert
Canada in the Commonwealth. From conflict to co-operation. Oxford at the Clarendon
Press. 1929. 22.5cm, xv,144p. with bibliography & index, blue cloth, gilt titles, a fine copy
50.00
Being Borden's lectures on constitutional history given at the University of Toronto and
at Oxford.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 51. CAMPBELL, Archibald & W.J. Whiting
Reports upon the Survey of the Boundary between the territory of the United States and
the possessions of Great Britain from the Lake of the Woods to the Summit of the Rocky
Mountains, authorized by an act of Congress approved March 19, 1872. Washington.
Department of State. GPO. 1878. thick folio, 29.5cm, First Edition, 624p., plus 7 rear colour
folding reconnaissance maps, 3 folding plates in the text (2 maps & 1 diagram), 4 diagram
plates,
plus 15 attractive tinted litho plate views, in the original dark green pebbled cloth, gilt
spine titles, both hinges shaken text block sound, some worming on the outer margin (half
inch), on the last few leaves (not affecting maps), binding is very good, fine (clean) internally
600.00
Most Are of Native American Scenes or Landscapes, All with Original Tissue Guards
Intact. Examples Include: Ojibway Camp Lake of the Woods; Sioux Grave Mouse River; Chief
Mountain Lake; Half Breed Hunters Camp near the Three Buttes; Assiniboine Camp; Rocky
Mountain Falls; and Camp at Pine Ridge, Dec. 22, 1873.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 52. CANADA. Legislative.
Parliamentary Debates on the Subject of the Confederation of the British North
American Provinces, 3rd Session, 8th Provincial Parliament of Canada. ... Printed by the Order
of the Legislature. Ottawa. Edmond Cloutier. 1951. 25cm, ix,1032p. printed in double-
columns, bound in wine fabrikoid, gilt ruled spine and titles, a fine copy
100.00
A facsimile reprint of 1865 edition. Between February 3rd and March 13th 1865, the
Parliament of the Province of Canada debated the negotiated confederation of British
colonies on the Atlantic seaboard, aimed at creating a union from Newfoundland to Lake
Superior. As a public information exercise, legislators decided to produce a near-verbatim
account of their deliberations
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Secretary of State - Chief Censor's Copy 53. [CANADA]. LENIN, N. & Leon Trotzky.
The Proletarian Revolution In Russia. Edited, with an Introduction and Supplementary
Chapters, by Louis C. Fraina. New York. The Communist Press, Publishers, 1918. 8vo, 23.5cm,
453p., stiff printed wraps, titles and borders stamped in red, on fragile paper, not many
copies could survive, ~ a few small expert repairs on the title page at the gutter. - With a note
attracted by a rusty paper clip, as follows: O.H.M.S. (printed). The Chief Press Censor, Dept.
Secretary of State, Ottawa, John McDougald manuscript in ink. Several paragraphs or blocks
of text indicated in the margins in pencil, and book marked with equally fragile paper, rare
250.00
Since the book was in the hands of the Chief Censor one can assume it was banned in
Canada. Not in Amicus.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Bank of Montreal President & CEO’s set 54. [CANADIAN Banking]. by Merrill Denison.
Canada's First Bank. A History of the Bank of Montreal. Toronto, Montreal. McClelland &
Stewart. 1966-67. 24cm, in two volumes, 471 & 453pp., numerous illustrations & maps plus
30 colour plates from paintings by Canadian artists, in presentation binding, full padded
green morocco grain fabrikoid, gilt decorated titles and emblems on red labels on the spine
and upper cover, in clear mylar wrappers, colour printed and illustrated slipcase boxes, a fine
set
250.00
With the name “G. Arnold Hart”, stamped in gilt on both upper covers. Hart was
president of the Bank of Montreal, from 1959 to 1967 and CEO from 1959 to 1974.
The boxes while they have some slight shelve wear are near fine and much better than
normally found on the trade issue.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 55. [CANADIAN Banking]. , James B.
Recollections of a Busy Life. New York. The Bankers Publishing Company. 1924. thick8vo,
22cm, 335p., with 14 photographic plates including frontis portrait, in the original dark green
(thinly tanned) morocco, gilt titles and borders, t.e.g., edges expertly re-touched, very good
to fine, uncommon,
75.00
The autobiography of Scottish-born banker, James B. Forgan (1852-1924). Emigrating
to Canada in 1872, he worked for the Bank of British North America and the Bank of Nova
Scotia. Moving to the United States in 1892, Forgan became president of the First National
Bank of Chicago and director of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 56. [CANADIAN Cook Books]. Spencerville, Ontario.
The Women's Association Cook Book 1952. Tested Recipies. [The Women's Association
of the United Church, Spencerville, Ontario]. Kempville. Advance Printing Office. 1952. 24cm,
104p., numerous advertisements, illustrated wraps, light soiling to covers, very good
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 57. [CANADIAN Cook Books]. North Hatley, Quebec.
Second Edition Souvenir COOK BOOK. Containing choice receipts from Practical
Housekeepers. Compiled by the Ladies' Aid Society... [North Hatley]. 1910. 8vo, 20.5cm,
72,[1]p., illustrations, stiff printed red wraps, disbound, wraps shaken, good
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 58. [CANADIAN Expeditionary Force].
Compiled by Pay and Record Office.
List of Officers and Men serving in the First Canadian Contingent of the British Expeditionary
Force, 1914. London. Pay and Record Office. [1915?] 8vo. 22cm, 353p., original printed
brown wraps, dust worn, bottom front wrapper corner chipped else very good, very rare, this
is the first copy we have had.
300.00
Cooke p112. The C.E.F. in 1914 numbered over 30,000 men, primarily volunteers, and
the list is by unit with name, rank and regimental number (other ranks). Also listed are
nursing matrons and nursing sisters, C.A.M.C. The C.E.F. fought its first battle, the Second
Battle of Ypres in 1915 with casualties numbering around 6,000. "Sold for the benefit of the
Queen's Canadian Military Hospital, Beachborough Park, Shorncliffe" (cover). The book
appears to be funded by the Canadian Pacific Railway with their ads on the inside front and
rear wraps. cover versos.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 59. CHAMBERS, E.J.
The Royal North-West Mounted Police. A Corps History. Ottawa, Montreal. The Mortimer
Press. 1906 4to. 28cm, the first edition, 160, lxxxvii,pp. with 73 illustrations and portraits,
numerous illustrated ads., list of subscribers, printed in double columns on gloss paper, in
quarter red cloth backed tan cloth boards, gilt titles, titles and decorations stamping, a bit
dust worn, usually found in poor shape, a very good copy of the first edition
150.00
History of the Corps from its foundation in 1874 to date, the problems of law and order
in the North West, Sitting Bull and the Custer massacre, Riel Rebellion of 1885, Yukon Gold
Rush, ....
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 60. CLARK, George H. & M. Oscar Malte
Fodder and Pasture Plants. With water-colour illustrations by Norman Criddle. Ottawa.
Department of Agriculture. 1923. 4to. 25.5cm, 143p. plus 27 hand colour plates, index,
bound in full green linen, gilt titles and decorations, a very good copy
45.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 61. COLEMAN, John T.
History of the Early Settlement of Bowmanville and Vicinity. Bowmanville. West Durham
Steam Printing and Publishing House. 1875. 8vo, 22cm, 44p., in the original printed wraps,
fine
75.00
"Early Settlers of Bowmanville, Darlington, Clarke, and Surrounding Country. With
sketches of the habits and customs of the aborigines, and synopsis of the Zoology
indigenous to this portion of Canada." (half-title). A scarce history of Darlington Township,
Durham County, Ontario first settled in 1792 by United Empire Loyalists.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 62. CONNOR, Ralph
The Man From Glengarry. A Tale of the Ottawa. Toronto. The Westminster Co. 1901.
20cm, first edition?, 473p., in the original stamped pictorial green cloth, a fine copy,
uncommon in this condition
65.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 63. COOKE, O.A.
The Canadian Military Experience 1867- 1995: A Bibliography. Bibliographie de la vie
militaire au Canada, 1867-1995. Ottawa. Directorate of History, National Defence. 1997.
tall8vo, 24.5cm, 3rd Edition, 520p., index, colour illustrated printed stiff wraps, very good to
fine
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 64. CRISTALL, Ferne (and others)
The Percy Portage. Peterborough. Trent University Press. 1973. 28cm, 179p., maps,
illustrations from photo-graphs, notes, bibliography, typescript, printed wraps, a bit
wrinkled, very good, scarce
100.00
The Percy Portage was an important route used for centuries by the Mississaugas, Huron
and Iroquois First Nations. It also formed the basis of the first major road in the region in the
early 19th century for local settlers and those heading north.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 65. CRUIKSHANK, Ernest A.
The King’s Royal Regiment of New York, with the additions of an Index, Appendices and
a Master Muster Roll prepared by Gavin K. Watt. Toronto. Published by the Author. 1984.
23cm, xiv,295p., 5 maps, 16 plates and illustrations, index, blue fabrikoid with silver titles, a
fine copy
85.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 66. [DAVIES, Robertson] SANDWELL, B.K.
The Diversions of Duchesstown and Other Essays. With an Introduction by Robertson
Davies. Toronto. J.M. Dent & Sons 1955. 21cm, first printing, xii,84p., blue paper over boards,
fine in fine jacket
25.00
B.K. Sandwell (1876-1954) was the editor of "Saturday Night" from 1932 to 1951. A
selection of his light essays with an introduction by Robertson Davies who had worked for
Dr. Sandwell.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 67. DEMPSEY, Hugh A.,
History in Their Blood. The Indian Portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison. Introduction by
J. Russell Harper. Vancouver & Toronto. Douglas & McIntyre. 1982. folio. 31cm, 124p., with
64 colour portraits, 8 photos, index, illustrated endpapers, bound in quarter maroon calf and
light grey linen boards, gilt spine and cover titles, fine (as new) condition in fine linen slipcase
250.00
A vivid collection of 64 pastel portraits of Canada's Plains First Nations from the
collection of the Bank of Montreal. Painted from 1930 to 1960, portraits include Piegan,
Blood, Cree, Sarcee, Blackfoot and Stoney subjects. A beautifully produced publication.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 68. DIXON, George
A Voyage round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America:
[performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains
Portlock and Dixon. Dedicated, by permission, to Sir Joseph Banks. (By William Beresford)].
Amsterdam. N. Israel & New York. Da Capo Press. 1968. 4to. 25.5cm, facsimile reprint of first
edition of (London 1789). xix, [2],360,47p. with 16 engraved plates, (inc. 3 folding), and 5
folding maps, 1 plate of music, in white simulated vellum, blue label, gilt titles, a fine copy
85.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 69. DOLMETSCH, Joan D. (Edited by)
Eighteenth-Century Prints in Colonial America. To Educate and Decorate. Williamsburg.
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 1979. 22cm, second printing, xviii,206p., 107
illustrations, index, blue cloth, a fine copy in fine jacket
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 70. DULEY, Margaret
The Caribou Hut. The Story of a Newfoundland Hostel. Toronto. Ryerson Press. 1949.
21cm, first edition, 82p., pictorial cloth, in slightly chipped but very good to fine jacket
35.00
O'Dea 2746.The Caribou Hut was established in St. John's as accommodation for
servicemen passing through during World War Two. By 1946, the hostel had housed 16,000
servicemen. Newfoundland novelist, Margaret Duley (1894-1968), writes of wartime Saint
John's and, as the book was published in 1949, gives interesting opinions on the en-trance
of Newfoundland as the tenth province of Canada.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 71. FARNELL, Peggy O’Connor
Old Glenora. Edmonton, AB. Published by the Old Glenora Historical Society. 1984.
27.5cm, 87p., illustrations from photographs, mapped endpapers, black fabrikoid, a fine
copy in fine jacket.
35.00
A well-illustrated history of an early Edmonton residential area. The book highlights the
years between 1905 and 1938, but begins with Malcolm Groat's arrival in the area in 1861.
An important contribution to the history of Edmonton.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 72. GALLOWAY, Strome
With the Irish Against Rommel. A Diary of 1943. Langley, BC. Battleline Books. 1984.
21.5cm, 176p., map, illustrations, bibliography, index, green cloth, signed by Galloway, fine
in very good to fine complete jacket, signed by Colonel Galloway
40.00
A Diary of a Canadian Officer in North Africa.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 73. , Herbert F.
Nothing But Names. An inquiry into the origin of the names of the counties and
townships of Ontario. Toronto. George N. Morang & Co. 1899. 8vo. 22cm, the first edition,
viii,561p., index, rebound in wine buckram, gilt spine titles, thus a very good sound copy of
the first edition
100.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 74. GOSNEL, R.E
The Year Book of British Columbia [1897] and Manual of Provincial Information, to which
is added a Chapter containing much special information respecting the Canadian Yukon and
Northern Territory generally. Victoria. Legislative Assembly. 1897. 8vo, 22cm, 500p.,
illustrations, local ads, black stamped red cloth, some sections jumped, a good only copy
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 75. [GRAPHIC... Association]. CANADA.
The Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower. Ottawa. Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd.
1931. 23.5x 21cm, [4]p of text, & 12 plates, printed card wraps, fine (as new) in printed
envelope
50.00
From Miller’s library. - Another edition of the booklet issue to accompany the unveiling
of the Memorial Chamber in the Parliament Buildings in 1927; honoring the over 66,000
Canadians who lost their lives in World War One. The texts of the 16 panels that are set into
the walls of the Memorial are included. "This is the heart of Canada; here is embodied in
stone the spirit of the people."
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 76. [GRAPHIC... Association].Trade Catalogue.
Linotype Leadership. [Together With: laid-in]. Linotype Flexibility. Brooklyn, New York.
Mergenthaler Linotype Company. 1930 folio, 30cm, 65 & 12 pp., around 90 illustrations, 2
large folding plates, illustrated & mapped endpapers, green stiff card wrappers, gilt logo &
title, colour plate laid- in, fine
125.00
"This books illustrates and describes the Linotype, its adaptability to composing-room
requirements, and vital features of mechanical design which have been developed through
almost half a century of leadership in engineering and manufacture" (sub-title). "Linotype
Flexibility" displays five printing machine models in full-page.
From the library of Henry C. Miller, founder and publisher of the Graphic Press, Ottawa
as well as previously a printer.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 77. HARKNESS, John Graham
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. A History, 1784-1945. [The Author: Produced by
Mundy-Goodfellow Printing Co., Oshawa]. 1946. 25.5cm, the first edition, 601p., numerous
plates and illustrations including many portraits and portrait plates, mapped endpapers,
original full blue fabrikoid, a very good to fine copy
75.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 78. HENRY, John Frazier
Early Maritime Artists of the Pacific Northwest Coast, 1741-1841. Seattle & London.
University of Washington Press. 1984. square4to., 26.5x 24cm, 240p., extensively illustrated
plus 16 colour plates, black cloth, titles and pictorial decoration stamped in silver, a fine copy
in near fine complete jacket
40.00
This is the first comprehensive work to deal subject with image and text of the early
European and American artists who visited Alaska, Vancouver Island, coastal British
Columbia and the American Pacific Northwest. It is a major contribution to regional history
and art reference. (Jacket). An attractively produced book.
Stock image
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 79. HENTY, G.A.
In The Heart of the Rockies. A Story of Adventure in Colorado. London and Glasgow. Blackie and Sons. Nd. (ca. 1920's). 18.5cm, 352p., black stamped
pictorial red cloth, previous owner’s signature and small bookplate, a fine bright copy
25.00
80. HENTY, G.A.
True To The Old Flag.... A Tale of the American War of Independence. London and Glasgow. Blackie and Sons. Nd. (ca. 1920's). 18.5cm, 390p., black
stamped pictorial green cloth, previous owner’s signature, bookplate, fine copy
25.00
81. HENTY, G.A.
With Wolfe In Canada. London and Glasgow. Blackie and Sons. Nd. (ca. 1920's). 18.5cm, 352p., black stamped pictorial green cloth, previous owner’s
signature and small bookplate, a fine bright copy
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277
We have over 35 titles by Henty
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 82. HORAN, James D.
The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians. New York. Crown Publishers
Inc. 1972. 30cm, 373p., with over 125 colour plates, index, red fabrikoid, with gilt titles, a very
good to fine copy
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 83. HORSE Racing. Pacers
The Trotter and Pacer. Annual Blue Book Number for 1925. New York and Boston. 1926.
folio. 30.5cm, 287-641pp., as issued, numerous illustrations and ads., index of places of
racing, extensive listing of race summaries, indexes, wanting the bottom wrap, upper wrap
frayed and loose, last paper tattered and loose, internal clean and sound, as is
100.00
Includes much Canadian content.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Railway Troops 84. JACKSON, H.M.
The 127th Battalion, C.E.F.: 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops. Montreal. Privately
Printed (The Author). n.d. 16mo. 16.5cm, 186p., 1 plate, green cloth over boards, black
stamped titles on the upper cover, fine copy
150.00
Cooke p190. Dornbusch #452 indicates, Montreal, 1957.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 85. JEFFERSON, Robert
Fifty Years on the Saskatchewan. Being a history of the Cree Indian domestic life and the
difficulties which led to serious agitation and conflict of 1885 in the Battleford locality... With
a foreword by James A. Gardiner. Battleford, Saskatchewan. Canadian North-West
Publication, Vol.1, No.V. 1929. 22.5cm, 160p., staple bound wraps, previous owner’s name
stamped on the upper cover, very good
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 86. JOHNSTON, J.T.
Report on the Winnipeg River Power and Storage Investigations. Water Resources Paper
No.3, Volume I. / together with: Water Resources Paper No.3, Volume II. index map, 55
double page maps - Ottawa. Department of the Interior. 1915. 8vo. 25cm, xxiii,511p., with
78 plates and illustrations, 89 plans and maps, (numerous in colour and folding), 102 tables,
volume 2 in rear pocket, in the original wine cloth, gilt titles, a very good to fine set
275.00
A comprehensive and very detailed Canadian Government study by the Chief Hydraulic
Engineer with the Department of the Interior. It was felt that a re-appraisement of power
resources was crucial within Canada , particularly with the development of hydro-electric
power and the transmission of power over great distances. The tremendous growth of
electric power in the early 19th century sparked concern over the conservation and
utilization of water powers in Manitoba, practically the only power resource within the
Province. Such reports are indicative of the growing Canadian “conservation movement”.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 87. JOHNSTON, Winston
The Glengarry Light Infantry, 1812-1816: Who were they and what did they do in the
war? Charlottetown. Benson Publishing. 1998. 21cm, ix,363p., a few illustrations and maps,
appendices, bibliography, illustrated wraps, very good
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 88. [KALM, Peter]
The America of 1750, Peter Kalm’s Travels in North America. The English Version of 1770.
Revised from the original Swedish and edited by Adolph B. Benson with a Translation of New
Material from Kalm’s Diary Notes. In Two Volumes. New York. Wilson-Erickson Inc. 1937.
23cm, xviii, 797p., with 18 plates, rear folding map, blue cloth with gilt titles, a very good to
fine set
150.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 89. KING, W.L. Mackenzie
The Four Parties to Industry. Addresses before the Empire Club, Toronto. 1919. 12mo,
19.5cm, 32p. original stiff brown printed wraps with the title in frame borders on the upper
cover, fine copy
35.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Author's Signed Presentation Copy 90. KING, W.L.
The Message of the Carillon and Other Addresses. Toronto. Macmillan. 1927. 8vo,
21.5cm, 274p., frontis portrait, wine cloth, gilt spine titles, spine dust soiled (titles clear), very
good
200.00
Author's Signed Presentation Copy, to.... from W.L. Mackenzie King, with best wishes for
Christmas and the new year. ‘Laurier House, Ottawa, December 1927.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Author's Presentation Copy to Chief Justice F.A. Anglin 91. KING, W.L. Mackenzie
The Message of the Carillon and Other Addresses. Toronto. Macmillan. 1927. 8vo,
21.5cm, 274p., frontis portrait, wine cloth, gilt spine titles, the frontis, half title and title page
are slightly damp soiled, else very good
300.00
Author's Signed Presentation Copy, To the Rt. Honor-able F.A. Aglin, Chief Justice of
Canada and Mrs. Anglin, with best wishes for Christmas and the new year, from, W.H.
Mackenzie King, ‘Laurier House', Ottawa, December 17, 1927. - Francis Alexander Anglin,
(1865-1933), born at Saint John New Brunswick, was Chief Justice of Canada, 1924-1933.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 92. LANDE, Laurence
Rare and Unusual Canadiana. First Supplement to the Lande Bibliography. Montreal.
Lande Foundation for Canadian Historical Research, No. 6. 1971. 4to. 28cm, 779p. limited to
500 signed copies, signed by the author, some illustrations, in quarter tan linen backed light
green linen boards, gilt titles & gilt pictorial decoration on the upper cover, some heavy wear
on the spine side edges else a very good sound copy
125.00
This bibliography lists more than twenty-five hundred historic Canadian books.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 93. LAUT, Agnes C.
Cadillac. Knight Errant of the Wilderness, Founder of Detroit, Governor of Louisiana from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Indianapolis. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1931. 21.5cm, the first
edition, 298p., frontispiece, 30 plates and illustrations, mapped endpapers, wine cloth, gilt
titles, a fine copy in very good jacket
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 94. LEVY, Gary
Speakers of the House of Commons. Ottawa. Library of Parliament. 1984. tall8vo, 25cm,
vi,163p., with 30 portrait illustrations, bibliography, illustrated wraps, fine
35.00
Biographies and portraits of Canadian House of Commons Speakers from James
Cockburn in 1867 to Lloyd Francis in 1984.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 95. LOCKWOOD, Glenn J.
The Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne. The Making of Community on the Gananoque River
Frontier, 1796-1996. Carleton Place, Ontario. Published by the Corporation of Rear of Leeds
and Lansdowne. 1996. 25.5cm, xii,636p., hundreds of plates and illustrations, appendices,
bibliography, index, orange cloth, a fine bright copy in fine illustrated jacket.
75.00
“I only wish that someone would write such an extensive and well prepared history of
the area I am interested in. (Pontiac, QC) ” Liam McGahern
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 96. LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth & John F. Herbin
Evangeline. With Introduction by John F. Herbin. Only descendant of the original
Acadians now living on the home soil. Toronto. The Musson Book Co., (Printed by R.H. Davis
& Co., Yarmouth & Sydney). [1921]. 12mo. 19cm, fifth edition, 104p., frontis portrait &
decorated title page, 3 colour plates, 9 plates & illustrations, map, printed wraps with
mounted colour plate, small water-stain to cover fore-edge, lower spine slightly chipped,
dust worn, slightly shaken, good to very good
20.00
Cover title: "Evangeline. With an Illustrated Description of the Evangeline Country." First
published in 1909, this is the fifth edition of Herbin's popular version of "Evangeline".
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 97. LUCAS, Sir Charles
A Historical Geography of the British Dominions. Vol. V. - CANADA - Part 1. Historical.
Part 2. The History from 1763-1921. Second and Third Editions. Oxford, at the Clarendon
Press. 1916-1923. 12mo. 19cm, in 2 volumes, 364 & 367, [20.4]pp., index & ads., with 14 maps
(1 folding), dark olive green cloth, gilt titles and crests, a fine set
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 98. MacDONELL, J.A.
Sketches illustrating the Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in Canada, relating
principally to the Revolutionary War of 1775-83, The War of 1812-14 and The Rebellion of
1837-8, and The Services of the King's Royal Regiment of New York, The 84th or Royal
Highland Emigrant Regiment, The Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment of Foot, The
Glengarry Light Infantry Regiment, and the Glengarry Militia.
Montreal. Wm. Foster, Brown & Co. 1893, tall8vo. 25cm, first edition, 337p., original
pebbled maroon brown cloth, blind ruled borders on the boards, gilt titles and border
decorations on the spine and gilt titles on the upper cover, some mild staining to the covers,
but still a very good to fine copy
200.00
Printed on fragile paper; not many copies survive in fine condition.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 99. MacKENZIE, Alexander
Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North
America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, in the Years 1789 and 1793, with a preliminary
account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of The Fur Trade of that Country. With an
introduction by Charles W. Colby. Toronto. The Radisson Society of Canada. 1927. 24cm,
xxviii, 498p. With five reproductions in sepia, and seven of pen-and-ink drawings by C. Keith
Gebhardt, and a map of Mackenzie's routes, facsimile of the original title page, bibliography,
wine cloth, gilt decorations on the spine, very good
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 100. MacKIE, Richard
Hamilton Mack Laing: Hunter-Naturalist. Victoria. Sono Nis Press. 1985. 8vo, 23cm,
234p., with 46 illustrations including some in colour, appendices, notes, bibliography, index,
brown cloth, fine in very good to fine jacket
35.00
A detailed, well illustrated biography of a eminent Canadian naturalist and
conservationist, Hamilton Mack Laing (1883-1982). Much of his work, particularly in
ornithology, was carried out in Comox, British Columbia.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 101. [MAP]. GATINEAU, Quebec
Hydro- Electric Developments of the Gatineau Power Co. and Paper Mill for the Canadian
International Paper Company under the Construction by Fraser-Brace Engineering Co. (1926-
1927). N.p. Gatineau Power Company. 1926. 24x 55cm (9" x 21"), 4 inset plans, 2 diagrams,
folded in 6ths and mounted in brown printed card wraps, some taping on the verso fold
corners, printed in white on dark brown background, very good
40.00
The Gatineau Power Company was created for the construction of three hydroelectric
plants on the lower Gatineau River in Quebec's Outaouais region -Paugan Falls, Chelsea Falls,
and Farmer's Rapids-in the 1920's. The mapped pamphlet displays the engineering plans. A
huge endeavour with the works still in use over eighty years later and operated by Hydro
Quebec
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 102. MARQUIS, T.G.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt, an Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents.
Based on the official despatches of Lieutenant-Colonel W.B. Otter and the other
Commanding Officers at the front; on the letters and despatches of such War Correspondents
as C. Frederick Hamilton, S.C. Simonski, Stanley McKeown Brown, Johan Evans and W.
Richmond Smtih. With an Introduction chapter by George Munro Grant. Principal Queen's
University. Toronto, Guelph, Brantford. Canada's Sons Publishing Co. 1900. 8vo. 21.5cm,
xviii,490p., appendices, with numerous b/w plates and illustrations (including mainly
portraits), in the original pebbled blue cloth, gilt stamped titles and black stamped pictorial
decoration on the spine and upper cover, fine
65.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 103. MAXINE. (pseud. of Cora B. Fortier)
Unknown Fairies of Canada. Toronto. The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited. 1926.
25.5cm, 90p., with 12 text drawings, 4 photographic plates, colour illustrated stiff wraps, fine
copy
45.00
Watters p211. A collection of Canadian fairy stories for children with illustrations by M.
Sankey.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 104. MERCIER, H.
L'Avenir Du Canada. Discours prononce au Parc sohmer a Montreal. Le 4 Avril, 1893. Par
L'Honorable Honore Mercier. Montreal. Cie d'Imprimerie et de Lithographie Gebhardt-
Berthiaume. 1893. 22cm, 91p., original printed wraps, very good to fine copy
75.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 105. [MONTREAL STAR]. Newspaper Cuttings Album
Scrapbook. Complete series of "Canadian Wild Flowers. Our Common Plants Described."
by John H. Ross. 234 black & white illustrations of flowers with bilingual texts clipped from
the Montreal Star for 1893. Kin of prominent Quebec politicians, churchmen, educators,
soldiers, businessmen, judges, most with biographies in English, clipped from the Montreal
Star 1889-1902. Montreal. Montreal Star. 1893-1902. sm4to. 25cm, [88 & 30]pp, with 486
illustrations, blue untitled cloth, leaves & clippings browned, spine partially detached,
internally very good
50.00
The original appearance of Ross' "Canadian Wild Flowers" later to be published in book
form with colour illustrations as the Montreal Star Christmas Number for 1893.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 106. MELLIN, Robert
Tilting. House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and other tales from a
Newfoundland Fishing Village. New York. Princeton Architectural Press. 2003. 23cm,
ix,243p., illustrations from photographs, glossary of local terms, index, blue cloth, a fine copy
in fine jacket, very uncommon in hardcover
45.00
There is an almost elemental appeal in the rural fishing villages of the eastern seaboard.
... Their intimate connection to nature, to the land, water and (often harsh) weather; their
reliance on ingenuity, on-hand materials, and craftsman-ship; their values of thrift and
endurance... Titling is a celebration al all these virtues... (jacket) An excellent book.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 107. MONTIGNY, Louvigny de
Au Pays de Quebec. Contes et Images. Illustrations by Raymonde Gravel. Montreal.
Societe des Editions Pascal. 1945. 20.5cm, first edition, 326, (1) pp., numerous text drawings
(16 full-page), glossary, in half blue calf, marbled boards, gilt spine titles, inscribed on half-
title by author, a fine copy.
100.00
A very attractively bound copy of 16 Quebec short stories by Louvigny de Montigny
(1876-1955), chief translator for the Senate of Canada. Each story has a full-page drawing
by Montreal-born artist, Raymonde Gravel, noted for her Quebec scenes. A very attractive
copy in fine bindings and inscribed to the bookbinder, J. Edward Noble, "le beau relieur".
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 108. MOORHOUSE, Hopkins
Deep Furrows. Which Tells of Pioneer Trails Along Which the Farmers of Western Canada
Fought Their Way to Great Achievements in Co-Operation. Toronto and Winnipeg. George J.
McLeod. 1918. 12mo, 18.5cm, 303p., appendix, original black stamped red cloth, nicely
inscribed by the author, very good
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 109. MORGAN, Henry James (Editor)
The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-Book of Canadian Biography.
Toronto. Briggs. 1898. thick sm8vo. 18.5cm, 1118p. plus many ads., (printed on multi colour
extra stock) original red cloth, gilt titles, a very good to fine copy
100.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 110. MORTON, Desmond & Reginald H. Roy.
(Edited with Introduction and Notes)
Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885. Toronto. The Champlain Society, No. 47.
1972. 24cm, ciii,431p. frontis portrait and 5 maps, Limited to 950 copies, original red cloth,
gilt spine titles, t.e.g., endpapers are coated in mylar, else a fine bright copy
75.00
"The military aspects of the North-West Rebellion of 1885 have received little recent re-
examination. Indeed, at a time when a vigorous program of resurrecting the prestige of Louis
Riel is under way, such an examination may be as unfashionable as it is overdue". (Preface)
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 111. MOSER, Charles
Reminiscences of The West Coast of Vancouver Island. Victoria. [The Author], Printed by
the Acme Press. 1926. 8vo, 21.5cm, 193p., with several portraits & illustrations from
photographs, printed grey wraps, near fine
50.00
Lowther 1694.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 112. MOWAT, Farley
Farley Mowat Speaks Out on Canada's Role in Vietnam. Willowdale, Ontario. The
Conference on Canada's Role in Vietnam". [1966]. 8vo, 13p., printed wraps with a portrait of
the author on the upper cover, former owner's name on front cover, very good, rare
100.00
"I say this to Canadians ... if we are people who place an value on ethics and morality,
then we must take an unequivocal stand against the actions of the United States in Vietnam.
Our Government will not act for us, since it is demonstrably subject to the will of the United
States." The Conference on Canada's Role in Vietnam was held in Toronto on February 19,
1966.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 113. NELSON, Mark
Winnipeg’s Navy. The History of the Naval Reserve in Winnipeg, 1923-2003. Winnipeg.
Published by the Author. 2003. 21.5cm, first edition, first printing, this being #84 of 96, 413p.,
illustrations from photographs, index, bibliography, a fine copy in fine jacket
125.00
“Today, the division is 80 years old, and by some estimates, over 100,000 people have
been associated with her over the years. This book tells the story of that family...” (Jacket)
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 114. [Newfoundland]. - [BANKS, Joseph].
Joseph Banks in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1766. His Diary, Manuscripts and
Collections. By A. M. Lysaght. With a foreword by the Hon. Joseph Smallwood. Berkeley & Los
Angeles. University of California Press. 1971. 4to. 28cm, 512p. with 12 colour plates and 91
plates and illustrations, a fine copy in very good to fine jacket
100.00
O'Dea 178. ..."Banks had some of his plants painted by G.D. Ehret, some birds and other
animals by Sydney Parkinson & Peter Paillou. All these paintings are reproduced here. The
maps include some of Cook's unpublished charts, and a set of facsimile charts and sketches
executed by the Moravian missionaries in 1765".
Stock image
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 115. [Newfoundland]. SMALLWOOD, Joseph .R. (Editor)
The Book of Newfoundland. Volumes V. St. John's. Newfoundland Book Publishers.
1967. folio, 39.5cm, 615, [40]p., ads., extensively illustrated from photographs with plates,
colour plates and illustrations, maps, bound in crimson (morocco grain) fabrikoid, in fine
condition
100.00
A extensive collection of essays on Newfoundland and Labrador by numerous authors
including Chesley, Crosbie, James Howley, Rockwell Kent, Gordon Winter, and many more.
Eight contributions by "Joey" Smallwood include: "The Confederation Scheme that Failed";
"I'm Trying to be a Good Canadian"; and "A Dictionary of Newfoundland Biography".
Included is Rev. John Clinch's "Beothuck Vocabulary".
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 116. [- - -]. Whale Research Group.
Jonah's guide to Identification of common Newfound-land Whale. (Hang This in Your
Boat or Store). St. John’s, Whale Research Group, Memorial University. Nd. 4to. 28cm, 12p.,
hand lettered and line illustrations, 3 sheets on yellow stock paper, morocco grain light blue
card wraps, stapled, fine
20.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 117. [NICOLAS, Louis]
The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas. The Natural History of the New
World. Histoire Naturelle des Indes Occidentales. Edited with an Introduction by Francois-
Marc Gagnon. Translation by Nancy Senior. Modernization by Real Ouellet. Montreal and
Kingston. McGill-Queen’s University Press. 2011. 30cm, xvi,555p., with 48 plates and
illustrations, bibliography, index of names, subjects and species, brown paper over boards
(hardcover), a fine copy in fine jacket
75.00
Nicolas showcases an intriguing attempt to document the life of the new world - flora,
fauna, and Aboriginal. (Jacket)
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 118. NORTON, John
The Journal of Major John Norton, 1816. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carl F.
Klinck and James J. Talman. Toronto. The Champlain Society, No. 46. 1970. 24cm, cxxiv,391p.
with a colour frontis portrait and 3 maps, limited to 850 copies, this being #101, original
crested red cloth, t.e.g., spine lightly faded (titles clear), a fine copy
150.00
"The contents could be divided into three sections: first, a journey (or `voyage') of a
thousand miles down the Ohio, from the Grand River, Upper Canada, through the states of
Kentucky and Tennessee, and a visit to the country of the Cherokees; second, an account of
the Five Nations from an early period; third, a further account of the Five Nations "to
Conclusion of the late War Between Great Britain and America, the War of 1812-1814". Intro.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 119. [NOVA SCOTIA]. - House of Assembly.
Journal and Proceedings of the House of Assembly. 1833. [Bound with] Appendix to the
Journal of the House of Assembly, of The Province of Nova-Scotia. For the session,
commencing the 7th February, 1833, and ending the 20th April. Halifax. Printed at the Royal
Gazette Office. [1833]. folio, 31cm, pp.323-513; 50,(22)pp., appendix, in the original half
sheep and marbled boards, blind panel rules and borders on the boards, upper cover label
removed else fine
50.00
TPL 672. The Journals were issued from 1794 to 1860.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 120. OLLIVIER, Maurice (Compiled and Edited by).
The Colonial and Imperial Conferences from 1887 to 1937. Ottawa. Queen's Printer.
1954. 25cm, in Three Volumes. vi,330 & vi, 474 & vi,487pp., red fabrikoid, titles on front board
and spine, fine
300.00
Warmly inscribed by the author to Eric J. Spicer, Parliamentary Librarian. Between the
years 1887 and 1937, fifteen Colonial and Imperial Conferences were held. The conferences
have been summarized in three volumes: Volume I containing the Colonial Conferences from
1887 to 1907, Volume II, the Imperial Conferences from 1909 to 1921; and Volume III, the
Imperial Conferences from 1923 to 1937. An introduction precedes each Conference and an
Index will be found at the end of each vol.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 121. ONDAATJE, Kim & Lois Mackenzie
Old Ontario Houses. Toronto. Gage Publishing. 1977. folio. 30.5cm, xii, & 64 plates,
(illustrations and text), many in colour, bibliography, map, fine in very good jacket
35.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 122. [OTTAWA].
Historical Sketch of the County of Carleton. With a new introduction by Courtney C.J.
Bond. Belleville, Ontario. Mika Silk Screening. 1971. 8vo. 22.5cm, facsimile reprint of 1879
edition, vi,354p., map, personal names index, red cloth, gilt titles, fine
40.00
A reprint of the text to accompany the "Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of
Carleton', originally published in 1879 by Belden & Co., Toronto. A history, up to 1879, of the
Ottawa area including the townships of Gloucester and Nepean.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 123. [OTTAWA]. Canada. Geological Survey
Geological Map of the City of Ottawa and Vicinity, Ontario and Quebec. To illustrated
report by R. W. Ellis. Ottawa. GSC. 1901., linen backed colour folding map, 64x 86cm, folding
to 8vo, 22.5cm, in the original pebbled maroon cloth, a fine copy
65.00
This attractively coloured map covers from Goulburn to Osgoode to Buckingham to
(north of) Eardley.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 124. [OTTAWA - The Holt Report].
Report of the Federal Plan Commission on a General Plan for the Cities of Ottawa and
Hull. [1915]. Commission-ers, Sir Herbert S. Holt, Sir Alexandre Lacoste, R. Home Smith, Frank
Darling... Ottawa. Federal Plan Commission. 1916. 4to. 30cm, 158p. plus 29 large folding
maps, plans, charts & views, many similar plates, original green cloth, very good to fine
150.00
Report of the Ottawa Improvement Commissioners proposing the establishment of the
National Capital Com-mission.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 125. [OTTAWA] MATHESON, J. Bernard and David R. Fitzsimons
History of the Ottawa Fire Department. 150 Years of Firefighting. Kanata. The Authors.
1989. 4to. 28cm, viii,267p., extensively illustrated (trucks, portraits, fires, etc.), including
many colour plates, limited to 2000 numbered copies, this being # 1892, bound in full red
fabrikoid, gilt titles and pictorial decorations, fine
200.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 126. [OTTAWA]. McKEOWN, Bill
Ottawa's Streetcars. An Illustrated History of Electric Railway Transit in Canada's Capital
City. Pickering, Ontario. Railfare DC Books. 2006. 4to. 29cm, 256p., over 300 photographs (40
in colour), colour illustrated endpapers, 7 route maps, appendices, red fabrikoid, gilt titles,
fine in fine jacket
75.00
A lavishly illustrated history of the Ottawa Electric Railway and the Ottawa
Transportation Commission, forerunners of todays OC Transpo. An extensive appendix is a
roster of Ottawa streetcars-sleighs, omnibuses, electric cars, work cars and snow fighting
equipment. On the verso of the jacket is a large facsimile map produced by the Ottawa
Electric Railway in 1929 showing Ottawa Electric Railway System.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 127. OTTAWA/Toronto. - Cigar Box.
Havana Cigars. EL IMPERIO ALBAS. Factory No. 37 - Port 10-D.. Toronto & Ottawa. Wm.
Goldstein & Co. 152 Yonge St. & 57 Sparks St., nd. [1920's/1930's]? - cedar wood box, metal
hinges, title decorated and titles embossed on the cover and sides, with the elongated
Canada post stamp over the opening on the left side, slightly dust worn, very good to fine
condition
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 128. PARKMAN, Francis
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada. In Two
Volumes. Boston. Little, Brown and Company. 1933. 20.5cm, 381&484pp., with 2 frontis,
folding maps, index, blue cloth with paper labels, extra labels inserted, a fine bright set
45.00
From the Centenary Edition.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 129. PARSONS, H.P. "Hank"
Trail of the Wild Goose. A story of a bush pilot... Kelowna. The author. 1978 . tall8vo,
25cm, 197p., sketch illustrated title-page, photographs, illustrated wraps, very good. Signed
by author.
30.00
Hank Parsons tells of bush piloting in Northern Canada, operating out of Flin-Flon,
Manitoba.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Autograph Letter - Indian Agent. - Fort Francis - 1871 130. PELTHAN, Robert, - Fort Francis
Autograph Letter Signed. A hand written letter on the letterhead of the Secretary of State for the Provinces, dated Ottawa 20th March 1871. 32x 20cm, 2p., (on one sheet), watermarked, very good to fine 400.00
"Sir, I have the honour to inform you, that his Excellency, the Governor General, in
Council, has been pleased to direct that you be paid at the rate of $1000 per annum for your
services as Indian Agent at (Fort Francis), during the past season. I have also to state, that in
view of the works about to be undertaken between Thunder Bay, and the Lake of the Woods,
and of the importance of maintaining a friendly feeling between the Indians, & the parties
engaged on the said Works, & the Immigrants who may go by that Route to the North West,
during the coming Season. His Excellency has been pleased to ...... that your services be
retained as Indian Agent, for the present year, at the rate of salary allowed yours. Signed Mr.
Robert (Pelthan), Fort Francis.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 131. [PETITOT, Emile].
The Book of Dene : Containing the Traditions and Beliefs of Chipewyan, Dogrib, Slavey,
and Loucheux Peoples. Translated from French and compared with versions in the original
tongues by Programme Development Division. Yellowknife. Department of Education.
Programme Development Division. 1976. 12mo, 78 p., in dark green morocco grain fabrikoid,
gilt titles, fine
50.00
“These books are the books of the Dene. In them are the histories, tales and traditions of
the Dene. ... in this book you will find the histories, tales and traditions of the Dene as told by
Dene a hundred years ago. They were spoken to a priest called Emile Petitot (1838-1916)
who wrote the words down in the Dene language”. (Intro).
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 132. [PHOTOGRAPHS]. Northern Canada.
Six wide angle lens photographs of an unnamed lake believed to be in either Ontario or Quebec (Algonquin Park or Temiskaming?). A log cabin and
canoes are shown in two photos. In the background appear Laurentian-type mountains. Three people are in one photo with a gentleman, with tie and broad-
rimmed hat, in the foreground. The date appears to be around 1900. Each photograph is 8.5x 30cm and is mounted on stiff card backings. 8.5x 30cm, 6
photographs in sepia, mounted on dark grey black card, very good - set of 6 photographs:
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 133. POPE, Edward (Compiled by)
Formal Modes of Addressing Titled and Distinguished Personages with examples of
superscription, commencement and termination of letters. Quebec. Np. 1926. 17.5cm,
second edition, 59p. in original dark green cloth, gilt titles, a fine copy
45.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 134. [PULP FICTION]. MONK, Maria
The History of Maria Monk. What I have written is true. Maria Monk. One Shilling.
Manchester. The Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing Company. N.d. c.[1900]. 8vo, 21cm,
63,[1]p., portrait vignette on the title-page, stapled colour illustrated wraps, rear ads include
the rear cover, covers worn, spine chipped, text leaves toned as usual with pulps, sound,
good
50.00
Cover title reads "Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk. Complete Edition". A scarce pulp
fiction edition of the popular, sensational story of a Montreal nun. First published in 1836
and written to appeal to the anti-Catholic feelings so prevalent in the early 19th century.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 135. [RADDALL]. YOUNG, Alan R.
Thomas Head Raddall A Bibliography. Kingston, Ontario. Loyal Colonies Press. 1982.
8vo, 21cm, 71p., No. 16 of 200 copies, printed card wraps, added paper spine label, fine
condition
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 136. [READING, Michigan]. Souvenir Booklet
A History of Reading Village and Township 1835-1911. A Souvenir of Reading’s First
Home Coming, August 23-24, 1911. Reading, Michigan. The Reading Hustler. 1911. 26cm,
25p., printed in double columns, 44 illustrations (from photographs), damp stained, pages
wrinkled, still a good sound copy
100.00
A scarce southern Michigan village history including histories of Hillsdale County and
Reading Township.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 137. RHODES, John
Centennial Chatham, One Hundred Years of the Maple City. Edited by Joan Rutledge.
Ridgetown, Ontario. Published by the Author. 1993. 27.5cm, 347p., hundreds of illustrations
from photographs, sources, black fabrikoid with gilt titles, previous owner’s inscription, a
fine bright copy in very good jacket
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 138. RICHLER, Mordecai
Joshua Then and Now. Toronto. McClelland and Stewart. 1980. 22.5cm, the first edition,
435p., blue cloth, jacket has small stain at the bottom of the spine, a very good copy in good
to very good jacket, - Signed by Richler
65.00
With some Richler ephemera loosely inserted.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 139. RIDDELL, William Renwick
Notes and Documents. A Philadelphia Lawyer and Early Lower Canada Law. Reprinted
From the Canadian Historical Review Vol.Ix, No.1. March, 1928. 25cm, 8p., printed wraps, fine
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 140. RIDDELL, William Renwick
One Hundred Years Ago. An Address. Fourth American Peace Congress. St.Louis,
May,1913. 25cm, 15p., grey wraps, very good to fine
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 141. ROWE, Frederick W.
A History of Newfoundland and Labrador. Toronto. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. 1980.
23cm, 563p., 2 maps, bibliography, index, cloth, a fine copy in fine jacket
40.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 142. SABIN, Joseph (Prepared by)
Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts and Engravings belonging to William Menzies of
New York. New York. Privately printed. 1875. sm4to, 25cm, xviii,473p., full patterned maroon
cloth, gilt spine titles, expertly restored, a fine copy with prices realized noted by hand in the
margins
350.00
Sabin 74682. "This collection was sold by the compiler in November, 1876, and realized
nearly $50,000, being $9,000 more than it cost. It was the finest library ever sold in the United
States." (Sabin). The catalogue lists 2251 items, primarily Americana. The margin
annotations, in red ink, appear to be the prices realized, conceivably during the sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 143. SAUNDERS, Edward Manning
Three Premiers of Nova Scotia. The Hon. J.W. John-stone. The Hon. Joseph Howe. The
Hon. Charles Tupper. Toronto. William Briggs. 1909. thick8vo, 22.5cm, 628p., with 7 portrait
plates, index, original straight grain brown cloth, gilt titles and decorations, bright and clean,
a very good to fine copy
50.00
An extensive study with a very good index. Watters p573. Rhodenizer pp.484,487,493.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 144. SCHUYLER, George W.
Saint John. Two Hundred Years Proud. Picture Research by Gary Hughes. “Partners in
Progress” by Gerald Childs. Saint John. Windsor Publications. 1984. 28cm, first edition, 208p.,
illustrations from photographs (some colour), gift inscription, white cloth, a fine copy in fine
jacket
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 145. [SCOTT, Duncan Campbell & Others]
Hearts of Gold. Being Chronicles of Heroism in Canadian History. Toronto. Ontario
Women’s Liberal Association. 1915. 8vo, 23.8cm, 30p., colour printed wraps, edges of covers
chipped, slightly dust worn else very good to fine
25.00
Eight prize poems which had appeared in the Christmas numbers of the Toronto
“Globe”. Includes “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane” by D.C. Scott & “Brock” by Fred Jacob &
“Brebeuf and Lalement” by Alan Sullivan, ‘Marguerite de Roberval” by Isabel Ecclestone
Mackay, etc... “The entire proceeds of the sale of this book will go to Patriotic work for our
heroes today.”
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 146. SETON-THOMPSON, Ernest
Bird Portraits. With descriptive text by Ralph Hoffmann. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1901. 4to.
30cm, 40p., plus 20 full-page plates from paintings by Seton, original extra pictorial
decorated green cloth, wanting the front free fly, some slight wear at the edges, slight dust
worn else good to very good copy
35.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 147. SIMCOE, John Graves
The Correspondence of Lieut. Governor John Graves Simcoe, with Allied Documents
Relating to His Administration of the Government of Upper Canada. Edited by Brig. General
E. A. Cruikshank. Toronto. Published by the (Ontario Historical) Society. 1923-31. sm4to,
25cm, in 5 volumes, folding maps, plates, original dark green cloth, gilt spine titles, a near
fine set
300.00
In addition to the letters written by and to Lt.-Governor Simcoe, this collection includes
many other papers and documents concerning civil and military, exploration and settlement,
economics and social life, during his administration of affairs in Upper Canada
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 148. SIMCOE, [Elizabeth P.]
The Diary of Mrs. John Graves Simcoe. Wife of the First Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, 1792-6. With Notes and A Biography by
J. Ross Robertson. With 237 illustrations, including 90 reproductions of interesting sketches made by Mrs. Simcoe. Toronto. William Briggs. 1911. 8vo.
23.5cm, The First Edition, xxix,440p., in the original gilt decorated straight ribbed green cloth, a faint splash mark across the upper cover, still a very good
to fine copy of the scarce first edition
200.00
T.P.L. 695. The story of the journeys of herself and her husband, of her impressions of the life and personages of the colony... is told with a charming
simplicity which makes the journal a most fascinating, yet entirely trustworthy, social record... Mrs. Simcoe's diary... will find a permanent place as a record
of the life and customs of the pioneer founders of Upper Canada.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 149. SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER
Report of the Royal Commission on the South
Saskatchewan River Project 1952. Ottawa. Queen’s Printer. 1952. 25.5cm, xix,423p., with 5
large folding maps, mapped endpapers, appendix, printed stiff wraps, very good to fine
100.00
An excellent history of the area around the South Saskatchewan River and of irrigation
in Western Canada. Peel.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 150. STACEY, C.P.
Arms, Men and Governments The War Policies of Canada, 1939-1945. Ottawa. National
Defence. 1970. 24.5cm, 681p. with 8 illustrations & 4 maps (one folding), appendices, green
cloth, gilt tittles, a fine copy in very good jacket
85.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 151. STIKEMAN, H. Heward
The Mount Royal Club 1899-1999. Montreal. The Mount Royal Club. 1999. Square 4to.
27.5x24cm, 208p., hundreds of illustrations (many in colour), blue fabrikoid, gilt titles, a fine
copy
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 152. STOTT, Glenn and Carol Hall
Taken and Destroyed. The War of 1812 Losses and Claims, London and Western Districts,
Upper Canada. Milton, Ontario. Global Heritage Press. 2011. 28cm, xiv,223p., 26 maps and
illustrations, spiral bound, fine
30.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 153. TAYLOR, Georgia M.
Historical Sketches of Clifford 1855 to 1967. N.p. The Harrison Review. 1967. 8vo,
22.5cm, 152p., numerous illustrations, printed wraps, fine
45.00
A Canadian centennial year history of a south-western Ontario village noted for the
Wightman family and establishment of the Wightman Telephone System in 1908 that exists
today, Wightman Telecom. A well-illustrated reference for local genealogy.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 154. THOMAS, Isiah
The History of Printing in America with a Biography of Printers & an Account of
Newspapers. Edited by Marcus A. McCorison from the Second Edition. New York.
Weathervane Books. 1970. 22.5cm, xxi,650p., index, blue cloth, gilt titles, a fine copy in fine
jacket.
40.00
“...first appeared in 1810 and was based on Thomas’s long fascination with his trade as
well as upon his very extensive library of books and newspapers which he had collected to
prepare such a history...” (Jacket)
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 155. THOMPSON, David
Travels in Western North America, 1784-181macdonnell2. Edited by Victor G. Hopwood.
Toronto. Macmillan. 1971. 8vo, 22cm, 342p. with 8 maps (7 double-page, most with routes
outlined in red), appendix, chronology, index, blue cloth, near fine copy in very good jacket
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 A Fine Example of an Early Toronto Silver Catalogue 156. [TORONTO - TRADE CATALOGUE].
The Toronto Silver Plate Co. (Title Header).
The Toronto Silver Plate Company’s Illustrated Catalogue and Price list of Electro Silver
Plate on Nickel, Silver and White Metal. - Factories and Salesrooms: Toronto: Canada.
Toronto. The Toronto Silver Plate Company. 1888. Folio,
37cm, 152p., of compactly illustrated plates of illustrations, patterned endpapers, in the
original pebbled grain blue/green cloth, blind stamped border decorations, gilt titles on the
upper cover, bevelled boards, all edges stained red, a fine bright copy (as new), very rare
900.00
A beautifully produced Canadian early trade catalogue, this is the first copy we have had.
- Not in Amicus. WorldCat lists one copy, in the National Gallery Canada Library.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 157. TUCKER, G.N.
The Naval Service of Canada. Its official history. Origins and early years: Activities on
shore during the Second World War. Ottawa. National Defence, King's Printer. 1952. 24.5cm,
in two volumes, 436 & 579pp. with 30 maps & charts and 44 plates (6 being colour
reproductions, from paintings by Canadian War Artists), dark blue cloth, a fine set
50.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 158. TURNER, Larry (compiled by)
Rideau Canal Bibliography, 1972-1992. Smiths Falls, Friends of the Rideau, 1992. 4to.
37p., printed stiff grey wraps, spiral bound, fine
25.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 159. [UPPER CANADA]. STATUTES
Statutes of Upper Canada, Passed in the Third Session of the Thirteenth Provincial Parliament: Met at Toronto on the Twenty-Eighth Day of December,
1837, and Prorogued on the Sixth Day of March, 1838, in the First Year of the Reign of Victoria. Sir Francis Bond Head, Bart. K.C.H., Lieutenant Governor.
Anno Domino 1838.
[Toronto. Robert Stanton, Printer. 1838]. sm4to. 26cm, 191p., string-bound, lacking covers, edges chipped not affecting text, some staining to title &
rear leaves, a good copy
150.00
Many Acts relate to the Rebellion of 1837 and its after-math in Upper Canada. Chapter I: An Act to authorise the apprehending and detention of
Persons suspected of High Treason, Misprision of Treason, and Treasonable Practices. Chapter IX: An Act to provide for more speedy attainder of persons
indicted for High Treason, who have fled from this Province, or remain concealed therein, to escape from Justice. Other Acts include the formation of the
Districts of London (Huron County) and Dalhousie (Bathurst, Johnstown, Ottawa) and the incorporation of the Kingston Marine Railway Company.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 160. VLACH, Milada & Yolande Buono
Catalogue de la Biblioteque nationale du Quebec. Laurentiana parus avant 1821.
Montreal. Government of Quebec. 1976. 4to. 27cm, xxvii, 416, 120 pp., indexes, decorated
wraps, fine
40.00
Une bibliographie de 770 titres de publications québécoises plus de trois siècles. Une
référence importante. / A bibliography of 770 titles of Quebec publications over three
centuries. An important reference.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 161. WAIT, Benjamin
The Wait Letters. Introduction by Mary Brown & Afterword by Michael Cross. Toronto.
Published by Press Porcepic. [1976]. 8vo, 23cm, 159p., frontis, green cloth, paper tanning as
issued, still a fine copy in similar jacket
30.00
Van Dieman's Land narrative first published in Buffalo, Letters from Van Dieman's Land,
1843.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 162. [WALKER, Admiral Sir Hovenden].
The Walker Expedition to Quebec, 1711. Edited with an Introduction by Gerald S.
Graham. The Champlain Society, No. 32. Toronto. 1953. 24cm, xx,441p. with one plate and 3
maps, limited to 550 copies, this being #335, original crested red cloth, t.e.g., rear board is
damp stained, internally fine, thus a very good copy
50.00
"Walker's `Journal' tells the story of the conduct, and disastrous end by shipwreck, of an
expedition designed for the capture of Quebec in 1711. It is obvious from the contents that
the author had worked hard to make his narrative as complete and authoritative as
circumstances would allow;...". Preface.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 163. WATERMAN, T.T.
The Whaling Equipment of the Makah Indians. [University of Washington Publications
in Political and Social Science. Vol. I. No. I]. Seattle, Washington. Published by the University.
1920. 25cm, 67p., with 8 photographic plates, 15 text, bibliography, grey printed wraps, very
good
40.00
Smith 10770. A study with detailed information on the "Chinook" canoe and the
whaling harpoon used by the Makah, particularly in the Puget Sound. The study was carried
out in the Cape Flattery area in Washington State.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 164. WHITE Arthur V.& Adolph F. Meyer
Report to International Joint Commission Relating to Official Reference re Lake of the
Woods Levels. - Text. - Plates. - Tables. Washington & Ottawa. Government Printing Office.
1916-1917. tall8vo. 25cm, in 3 volumes, xiii,314p.,(numerous plates, illustrations, maps,
tables) & (v2 - plates), 144 folding maps and tables, & (v3. Tables), vi,330pp., appendices, in
the original dark blue cloth, damp stain on one corner on the bottom board and wanting the
frontis in volume one other-wise fine set
300.00
This report of the consulting engineers is a collection of over 140 plates which include
charts, graphs and maps pertaining to the Lake of the Woods area in Canada and Minnesota.
Most are fold-out plates, all are in nice condition with no tears, etc. engineering engineers
water tables levels
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 165. WOODWORTH, John & Halle Flygare
In The Steps of Alexander Mackenzie, Trail Guide. Mapped and Written by... Kelowna,
B.C. Nature Conservancy of Canada. 1983. 16mo. 14.5cm, ix,105,[2]p., numerous plates,
illustrations and folding maps, pivet bound, coated printed mylar wraps, fine
45.00
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 166. WRIGHT-POPESCUL, Jean
The Marine Art of J. Franklin Wright. Toronto. National Maritime Arts Inc. 1990. Oblong.
21.5x28cm, 176p., over 70 colour plates, fine blue linen, gilt titles and decorations, a fine
bright copy in fine jacket
50.00
Includes paintings of the Chesapeake and Shannon through the destroyers of World War
Two.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Limited 100 Numbered & Signed Copies 167. WRONG, George M.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs. The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861. Toronto.
The Macmillan Company. 1926. 8vo. 23.5cm, Author's Edition, Limited and numbered to 100
signed copies, this being #62, and signed by the author, xvii,295p., frontis and 6 plates and
2 maps, appendices, in the original pebbled dark green cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, top
edge gilt other untrimmed, very good to fine copy of the scarce limited edition
150.00
"A history of Murray Bay with most of the emphasis on the early years, is one of the best
examples of sustained writing in the field of Canadian local history". Story p838.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 168. WRONG, George M.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs. The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861. Toronto.
Macmillan. 1926. 23.5cm, xvii,295p. frontis, 6 plates and 2 maps, appendices, limited to 900
copies, on laid paper, in the original fine grain green linen, a fine copy in very good jacket
40.00
"A history of Murray Bay with most of the emphasis on the early years, is one of the best
examples of sustained writing in the field of Canadian local history". Story p838.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 169. YOUNG, Cecil J.
Oakville's 100 Years 1857-1957. Np. np. Nd. 23cm, 48p., illustrations from photographs,
stiff printed wraps, very good to fine
25.00
Centennial Souvenir Brochure.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 New from McGahern Stewart Publishing 170. HUNTER, Fenley
That Summer on the Nahanni, 1928. The Journals of Fenley Hunter. Frances Lake, Yukon, 1923 & A Trip to the Western Arctic,1928. Ottawa. 2015. 8vo, xvii,211p., with 21 illustrations & 15 maps (inc. 3 double page & rear folding map), illustrated stiff wraps, trade paperback, new
24.95
Also available in Durabind hardcover at
35.95
Review by Conor Mihell in Canoe & Kayak, November 2015. - Take my word for it: If you love canoe tripping, any-thing put out by Ottawa-based boutique publisher McGahern Stewart Publishing is worth reading. The label’s first book, an updated reprint of Sleeping Island, an enchanting book by P.G. Downes first printed in 1943, is hard to beat. Publishers and veteran paddlers Patrick McGahern and Hugh Stewart followed it up with a two-volume collection of Downes’ journals, and, then printed arctic explorer W.H.B. Hoare’s 1928-29 Thelon River journal. Reading McGahern Stewart’s Forgotten Northern Classics series is an invaluable resource for modern-day paddlers looking for a new lens to shape their own experiences in the Canadian wilderness. The publisher’s latest book is That Summer on the Nahanni 1928. It compiles the field notes of Fenley Hunter, a New York-based businessman with a penchant for Canada’s North. Only 50 copies of Hunter’s original 1923 journal documenting a trip to Dease Lake in northern British Columbia were printed. A similar print run was made from his 1928 expedition, which started in northern Alberta and ended in Fort Simpson, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. McGahern Stewart’s volume presents both journals, as well as Hunter’s sketch maps. Perhaps the most intriguing element of Hunter’s 1928 journey, at least from a modern standpoint, is a five-week side trip he made up the Liard and South Nahanni rivers.
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. mcgahernbooks.ca order line 613-230-2277 Today, the South Nahanni River tops the bucket list of many canoeists. In Hunter’s time, the river’s deep canyons were thought to contain loads of gold. In 1908, the headless corpses of prospectors Willie and Frank McLeod were found on the river’s banks, inspiring stories of lost mines. Hardscrabble prospector Albert Faille was but one captivated by the region’s mystique; British ex-pat R.M. Patterson was another. Patterson and Hunter met one another on parallel Nahanni explorations in the summer of 1928.
Hunter’s journals detail his quest to survey the Nahanni’s centerpiece waterfall—and to name it after his 16-year-old daughter, Virginia. Editor Stewart notes his journal has “the ingredients of a classic wilderness tale. There is a quest. There is much arduous travel. In time, there is impatience to get out of the country… There is character development.” I agree with Stewart assertion that “Hunter writes evocatively about many parts of the trip.”
I envision That Summer on the Nahanni 1928 sharing a drybag with Patterson’s 1954 classic Dangerous River, to be read around the campfire by modern-day Nahanni canoeists. Then and now, as Hunter concludes while camped at the stunning, 316-foot Virginia Falls, “A great adventure is worth more than gold any day.”
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