BULLETIN 245
TORONTO IN PICTURES AND PRINT: FROM THE TOWN OF YORK TO THE GTA
Books
BOOKS
315. ABRAMSON, Una (Editor). The Gibson House Sketches by Carole Richards… oblong 8vo. pp. 31. several full-page b/w illus. wrs. (bit scuffed, cellotape & sticker to upper spine & name in pen on title). [Toronto]: North York Historical Society, 1977. $35
316. ADAM, G[raeme] Mercer [1839-1912]. Illustrated Toronto ‘The Queen City of the West’. oblong 8vo. pp. 63, [3]. numerous illus. (some full-page). original cloth-backed pictorial bds. (spine ends & corners frayed & chipped). Montreal: J.McConniff, 1891. $150
First Edition.
Morley p. 226.
No. 317
317. ADAM, G[raeme] Mercer [1839-1912]. Toronto, Old And New: --A Memorial Volume -- Historical, Descriptive And Pictorial, Designed To Mark The Hundredth Anniversary Of The Passing Of The Constitutional Act Of 1791, Which Set Apart The Province Of Upper Canada And Gave Birth To York (Now Toronto) To Which Is Added A Narrative Of The City's Industries And Commerce, With Some Sketches Of The Men Who Have Made Or Are Making The Provincial Capital... folio. pp. 2 p.l., 212. 4 plates (incl. frontis.). numerous text illus. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with title portion of spine mounted (corners worn). Toronto: The Mail Printing Company, 1891. $450
First Edition.
Morley p. 226.
318. ALLEN, Robert Thomas. When Toronto was for Kids Illustrations: Lewis Parker. 8vo. pp. [6], 119, [1]. several full-page b/w illus. cloth. dw. (few short tears to upper edges of dw.). [Toronto]: McClelland And Stewart Limited, [1961]. $25
First Edition.
319. ancient mystic order of samaritans. convention Souvenir… 25th Annual Convention Toronto, Canada August 3, 4, 5, 6, 1927. 8vo. [pp. 16]. ads, many b/w portraits & few views of the CNE. wrs. (vertical fold throughout, upper corners curled & few stains to outer edges). Toronto: 1927. $25
320. ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. Official Journal Ancient Order of Hibernians Toronto 1909 [Cover Title].4to. [pp.66]. many portraits & ads. wrs. (covers very worn & chipped & spine perished). [Toronto]: 1909. $100
1909 concert souvenir with sections on divisions, activities of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Gaelic League, Irish music &c.
321. ARMSTRONG, Frederick H. A City In The Making Progress, People & Perils in Victorian Toronto. 8vo. pp. 358. many full-page b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. Toronto & Oxford: Dundurn Press, 1988. $50
First Edition.
322. ARMSTRONG, Frederick H. Toronto The Place Of Meeting…”Partners In Progress” By Gordon Pitts, Assisted by Geoffrey Simmins. 4to. pp. 303, [1]. numerous illus. (few colour). index. cloth. dw. (light wear to edges of dw.). [Toronto]: Produced in Cooperation With The Ontario Historical Society Windsor Publications (Canada) Ltd., [1983]. $60
First Edition.
323. ART WORK On Toronto With A Foreword by George Baird. folio. pp. xvi, 17, [2]. 101 b/w illus. on 75 plates. cloth. slipcase (bit frayed & scuffed). Toronto: Blantyre Books, 1984. $400
This edition (1st: 1898) limited to 950 numbered copies.
324. ARTHUR, Eric. From Front Street to Queen’s Park The Story of Ontario’s Parliament Buildings with a chapter on the “Ontario collection” by Fern Bayer. 4to. pp. 160. numerous illus. (some colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw.[Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1979]. $60
First Edition.
325. ARTHUR, Eric. Toronto No Mean City. 4to. pp. xvii, 280. numerous b/w illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw. (edges of dw. bit chipped). Toronto…: University of Toronto Press, 1964. $100
First Edition.
Aitken p. 91.
326. [ARTHUR, Eric, THOMAS, William et AL]. St. Lawrence Hall. 8vo. pp. 185, [1]. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. Toronto & Montreal: Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited, [1969]. $50
First Edition.
327. AUSTIN, D. Rodwell & BARRIS, Ted. Carved In Granite 125 Years of Granite Club History. oblong 8vo. pp. viii, 400. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. Toronto: Macmillan Canada, [1999]. $30
First Edition.
328. BAILLIE, Joan Parkhill (Compiler). Look At The Record An Album of Toronto’s Lyric Theatres 1825-1984… (Intro. William Kilbourn). 4to. pp. 293, [5]. numerous b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. (few short tears to edges of dw.). Oakville…: Mosaic Press, [1986]. $40
First Edition.
329. BARSKY, Lesley Marrus. From Generation To Generation A History of Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. 8vo. pp. xii, 307. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. [Toronto]: M[cClelland] & S[tewart], [1998]. $45
First Edition.
330.. BATTEN, Jack. The Toronto Golf Club 1876-1976. oblong 4to. pp. 128. map. illus. cloth. [Toronto: Toronto Golf Club, 1976]. $50
First Edition.
331. BÉBOUT, Richard (Editor). The Open Gate Toronto Union Station… Original Photographs by John Taylor… (Essays by Pierre Berton, John Robert Colombo, Douglas Richardson &c.). 8vo. pp. xvi, [2], 125, [1]. many b/w illus. wrs. [Toronto]: Peter Martin Associates Limited, [1972]. $40
First Edition.
332. BERCHEM, F.R. Opportunity Road Yonge Street 1860 To 1939. 8vo. pp. 190, [1]. many b/w illus. index. wrs. [Toronto]: Natural Heritage/Natural History, Inc., [1996]. $30
332. BERCHEM, F.R. The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860 An Account from Letters, Diaries and Newspapers. 8vo. pp. 192. few b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. (light wear to lower extremities & label remnant to upper front dw.). Toronto…: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1977]. $50
First Edition.
334. BROOK McILROY PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN. Bloor-Yorkville Urban Design Guidelines September 2002. 11” x 17” (28 x 43.3 cm). pp. [4], 29, [1]. many illus. (most colour) & maps (2 full-page colour). spiral bound mylar wrs. Toronto: 2002. $400
335. BUREAU OF MUNICIPAL RESEARCH. Parties To Change The Introduction of Political Parties in the 1969 Toronto Municipal Election (Essays by P. Silcox, S.H.E. Clarkson, E.P. Fowler & M.D. Goldrick & J.F. Hough). 8vo. pp. 57. wrs. (light spotting to rear cover). Toronto: [1971]. $50
336. BURK, Scott & DOUCETTE, Joanne. Toronto’s Lost Golf Courses How The Game Of Golf Shaped A City Volume 1: 1869-1919. 4to. pp. viii, 408. many illus. & maps (some colour. index. cloth. dw. [Toronto]: Barlow Books, [2019]. $150
First Edition.
337. BYERS, Mary. The B&R at Seventy-Five A History of the Badminton and Racquet Club 1924-1999. oblong 4to. pp. [2], 28. 8 double-sided colour plates & many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw.Toronto & Oxford: The Dundurn Group, [2001]. $30
First Edition.
338. CABBAGETOWN PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION. Touring Old Cabbagetown [Cover title]. narrow 8vo. pp. 90, [6; notes]. map & many b/w illus. wrs. Toronto: [c1992]. $30
339. CALLAGHAN, Morley. The Varsity Story… Illustrated By Eric Aldwinckle, O.S.A. 8vo. pp. [8], 172. several full-page b/w illus. & ornamental initials. cloth. dw. (chips & tears to dw.). Toronto: The Macmillan Company Of Canada Limited, 1948. $75
First Edition.
340. CAMPBELL, Dorothy. Toronto Cabin To Highrise. 8vo. pp. 64. double-page map & many b/w illus. wrs. (light wear to covers & name on inner front cover). [Toronto: House Of Grant (Canada) Ltd., 1977]. $20
341. CAMPBELL, Mary & MYRVOLD, Barbara. The Beach in Pictures 1793-1932 (Local History Handbook No. Six). oblong 8vo. pp. 44. many b/w illus. wrs. Toronto: …Toronto Public Library, [1988]. $30
341. [CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE]. HMCS Toronto The Com[m]issioning Of HMCS Toronto [Cover Title]. 4to. pp. 19, [2] double page colour illus., 19. text in English & French. many illus. (few colour) & portraits. related program, invitation & newspaper clippings loosely inserted. wrs. (covers bit soiled). [Ottawa?: c1993]. $35
343. CARPENTER, Donna Gibbs. DayTripper 2 50 Trips In and Around Toronto… 4to. pp. 119, [1]. many colour illus. wrs. (light wear to cover edges). [Toronto]: Stoddart A Boston Mills Press Book, [1992]. $30
344. CARR. Angela. Toronto Architect Edmund Burke Redefining Canadian Architecture. 4to. pp. xiv, 233. many illus. in b/w. index. biblio. cloth. dw. Montreal & Kingston…: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1995. $45
First Edition.
345. CHAPMAN, Howard D. Alfred Chapman The man and his work. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 30. illus. (incl. frontis. portrait). wrs. [Toronto: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, 1978]. $50
First Edition.
346. CLARKSON, Betty. At The Mouth Of The Credit. 8vo. pp. 72. tipped-in errata slip. many b/w illus. & maps. wrs. (name in pen on half-title). Erin: The Boston Mills Press, 1988. $30
Reprint of 1977 edition; additional information on pictures & their credits.
347. COLTON, Timothy J. Big Daddy Frederick G. Gardiner and the Building of Metropolitan Toronto. 8vo. pp. xii, [2], 216. 8 double-sided b/w plates & map. index. cloth. dw. cloth. dw. Toronto…: University of Toronto Press, [1980]. $35
First Edition.
348. COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT. The Davenport Trail celebrating the ancient route. 8vo. pp. [2], 28, [1]. 3 maps (incl. double-page map). wrs. [Toronto]: 1995. $15
349. COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT. St. Paul’s Avenue Road And The Gustav Hahn Masterwork. 8vo. pp. [2], 19, [3]. several b/w illus. wrs. (slanted crease throughout). Toronto: 1993. $30
350. COMMUNITY HOMES FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ASSOCIATION. Who’s Who In Toronto A Celebration Of This City. 4to. pp. 9 p.l., 597, [25]. folding map. illus. index. gilt-stamped leatherette. [Toronto: 1984]. $35
First Edition.
351. COOPER, Matthew & RODMAN, Margaret Critchlow. New Neighbours A Case Study of Cooperative Housing in Toronto. 8vo. pp. xi, 326. many b/w illus. index. wrs. (former owner’s name on half-title). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1992]. $35
352. CORELLI, Rae. the Toronto that used to be. 8vo. pp. 61, [2]. illus. map. bds. dw. (upper spine of dw. torn). [Toronto: Toronto Star Limited, 1964]. $25
First Collected Edition.
Aitken p. 92.
353. COSBIE, W.G. The Toronto General Hospital 1819-1865: A Chronicle. 8vo. pp. vii, [3], 373. 2 double-side b/w plates. index. cloth (upper rear cover bumped). dw. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1975]. $50
First Edition.
354. DENDY, William. Lost Toronto. 4to. pp. xv, [1], 206. numerous b/w illus. (some full-page). index. cloth (upper corners bumped & edges of dw. chipped & tattered). dw. Toronto…: Oxford University Press, 1978. $75
First Edition.
355. DENDY, William & KILBOURN, William. Toronto Observed Its Architecture, Patrons, and History. 4to. pp. xiv, 327. numerous b/w illus. (many full-page). index. cloth. dw. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1986. $100
First Edition.
356. DENISON, John. Casa Loma and the man who built it. 8vo. [pp. 48]. numerous b/w illus. wrs. Erin: The Boston Mills Press, [1982]. $20
357. DICKSON, George & G[raeme] Mercer ADAM [1839-1912]. A History Of Upper Canada College, 1829-1892… large 8vo. pp. 327. 27 plates (incl. frontis.). original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (recased slight wear to spine ends). note mounted on flyleaf: “To Bernard Thomson, a U C College pupil of 1886, with the love of his grandfather, W.Thomson, who entered the school in 1837…West Bay City, Mich., March 19th 1894”. (W.Thomson is noted as an Old College Boy & contributor to the text in the Preface). Toronto: Rowsell & Hutchinson, 1893. $200
First Edition.
358. DINEEN, Janice. The Trouble With Co-Ops [Cover: The political history of a non-profit co-operative housing project]. 8vo. pp. 159, [1]. several b/w illus. & maps. wrs. (upper spine stained & covers discoloured). Toronto: Green Tree Publishing Company Ltd., [1974]. $85
First Edition.
DIRECTORIES
No. 359
Second Directory of the Toronto Region
359. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1837. The City Of Toronto And The Home District Commercial Directory And Register With Almanack And Calendar For 1837...By George Walton. 12mo. pp. 48, 192, 45, [3]. original embossed cloth (chipping to joints & spine ends, scattered light foxing). Toronto, U.C.: Printed By T.Dalton And W.J.Coates, [1836]. $2,500
The second directory of the Toronto region, preceded by a York directory of 1833-34. York was renamed Toronto in March 1834, with William Lyon Mackenzie serving as the newly incorporated city’s first mayor. An informative who’s who of Toronto issued just prior to the Rebellion of 1837.
TPL 2048. Fleming 926.
360. TORONTO AND YORK DIRECTORY: 1850-51. ROWSELL, Henry. Rowsell’s City Of Toronto And County Of York Directory, For 1850-1…Edited By J.Armstrong. 12mo. pp. xci, [1], 200. 1 engraved plate (ad) & several wood-engravings in the ads. modern buckram (title darkened, outer leaves soiled & closely cropped, upper outer corner of first leaves chipped, hole in upper inner margin, small tape repair to final blank). Toronto: Henry Rowsell, 1850. $800
TPL 3105 (imperfect).
361. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1859-60. caverhill, w.c.f. Caverhill’s Toronto City Directory, For 1859-60… 18mo. pp. 324. original printed bds. rebacked in calf (rubbed & worn). Toronto: W.C.Caverhill, Printed by Lovell & Gibson, [1859]. $1,250
Not in TPL.
No. 362
362. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1871-72. IRWIN, W. Henry. Robertson & Cook's Toronto City Directory For 1871-72. Containing A Street Directory, An Alphabetical Directory Of The Citizens, Subscribers Business Classification… 8vo. pp. 311 [+ 9 inserted advert leaves]. folding lithographed frontis. map. original printed bds. with new calf spine, endpapers with ads preserved (covers rubbed & worn, map with few tears repaired, one with slight inconsequential loss, surface abrasions to p. 310 with slight loss). Toronto: Daily Telegraph Printing House, 1871. $3,000
This directory includes a large folding 1871 map of Toronto from the latest surveys, lithographed and published by Copp, Clark & Co.
363. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1911. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. The Toronto City Directory 1911… large 8vo. pp. 1478. lacking pp. 557-58 & 1 small inserted ad. ads on endpapers. inserted ads (most on coloured paper). text illus. original cloth (rubbed, shaken, hinges weak). Toronto: Might Directories, Limited, 1911. $450
364. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1919. bell telephone Co. OF CANADA. Official Telephone Directory Toronto May 1919. 4to. pp. 201, [96]ads. wrs. (covers very worn with tears & upper corner of front cover wanting, browned & paper very fragile, some leaves loose, but present, tears to margins of some leaves, portion of title wanting & loss of letters & words to inner margins of first four leaves). Toronto: 1919. $350
365. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1924. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Might Directories Official Street Guides of the City of Toronto and Suburbs… Twelfth Edition… [Cover: May 1924]. 12mo. pp. 144. wrs. (lacking rear folding map, Stanton Stationery label on front cover – chipped & browning throughout). Toronto: 1924. $30
366. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1925. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Might Directories Official Street Guides of the City of Toronto and Suburbs… Fourteenth Edition… [Front Cover: Latest 1926 Edition]. 12mo. pp. 157, [3]. inner front cover map. wrs. (lacking rear folding map, cellotape repair to spine, outer corners curled & browning throughout). Toronto: 1925. $30
367. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1928. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Might Directories Official Street Guides of the City of Toronto and Suburbs… Twentieth Edition… [Front Cover: Latest 1929 Edition]. 12mo. pp. 189, [3]. inner front cover map. wrs. (lacking rear folding map, covers chipped & worn, staining to outer leaves & browning throughout). [Toronto]: 1928. $30
368. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1930. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 23rd Edition (Completely Revised)… 12mo. pp. 192. folding map. wrs. (covers worn with chips & abrasions, lower corners of outer leaves curled, stains to first few leaves, creasing to edges & tears to upper edge & folds of map – minor chip to map at fold, string inserted in hole punch to upper inner edges & browning throughout). Toronto & Ottawa: 1930. $60
369. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1936. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 31st Edition (Completely Revised)… 12mo. pp. 159, [1]. folding map. wrs. (some light wear to short tear to map). Toronto & Ottawa: [1936]. $60
370. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1939. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 34th Edition (Completely Revised)… [Front Cover: Latest 1939 Edition]. 12mo. pp. 162, [2]. folding map. wrs. (contents loose in wrs., tear to map). Toronto & Ottawa: [1939]. $60
371. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1939. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 35th Edition (Completely Revised)… [Front Cover: Latest 1939 Edition]. 12mo. pp. 164, [3]. folding map. wrs. (short tear to map, covers soiled with wear to edges, chip to upper corner of title). Toronto & Ottawa: [1939]. $60
372. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1940. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 35th Edition (Completely Revised)… [Front Cover: Latest 1940 Edition]. 12mo. pp. [2]addenda, 164, [3]. folding map. wrs. (surface loss to upper corner of front cover, covers bit worn & soiled, dampstaining to map & last few leaves & corners of several leaves curled). Toronto & Ottawa: [1940]. $60
373. TORONTO DIRECTORY: c1950. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 45th Edition (Completely Revised)… 12mo. pp. 175, [1]. folding map. wrs. (covers worn & edges chipped & tattered, tear to map with several small chips at fold, Toronto & Ottawa,[c1950]. $50
374. TORONTO DIRECTORY: 1951. MIGHT DIRECTORIES LIMITED. Official Arrow Street Guide Of Toronto And Suburbs… 1950 Edition (Completely Revised). [Front Cover: 1950-51 Edition]. 12mo. pp. 160. wrs. (lacking rear folding map, slanted crease to front cover & covers bit worn with short tears to edges). Toronto & Ottawa: [1951]. $20
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375. EATON & CO., T. Fall and Winter Catalogue… Reproduction of Eaton’s first Catalogue (1884). Reprinted 1978. 8vo. pp. 32, [2]. self-wrs. (upper inner edges curled & tattered). envelope (soiled & edges chipped & tattered). [Toronto]: 1978. $15
No. 376
376. ENGELHARDT, Geo[rge]. Toronto Canada The Book Of Its Board Of Trade...For General Circulation Through The Business Community 1897-98. oblong folio. pp. 181, [1]. profusely illus. new morocco-patterned cloth, with title portion of original front cover mounted, old endpapers preserved, all edges gilt. [Toronto: Board of Trade of the City of Toronto, Printed by R.G.McLean, 1898]. $500
First Edition.
377. EVANS, William A. North York Realizing The Dream. folio. pp. 284, [1 leaf]. triple columns. illus. (some colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. (short tear). Burlington: Windsor Publications (Canada) Ltd. in Cooperation with the City of North York, [1988]. $40
First Edition.
378. EXCELSIOR LIFE. Nostalgic Memories of Bygone Toronto At The Waterfront [Cover Title]. [pp. 16]. 13 b/w illus. of ships. self-wrs. (rubberstamp to front cover). [Toronto: nd]. $35
379. FAIRBURN, M. Jane. Along the Shore Rediscovering Toronto’s Waterfront Heritage. 8vo. pp. 419. numerous illus. (many colour). biblio. index. wrs. signed by the author. [Toronto, ECW Press, 2013]. $33
First Edition.
380. fifty glimpses of Toronto And Vicinity From Recent Photographs. oblong 8vo. pp. 48. 50 b/w illus. decorative wrs. (covers stained with pencil notations & ink name, short tear to spine & damp stain to lower margins). Toronto: McLeod & Simpson Publishers, [1901]. $100
381. FILEY, Michael. A Toronto Album Glimpses of the City That Was. 8vo. pp. [6], 109, [2]. many b/w illus. cloth. [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, 1970. $35
First Edition.
382. FILEY, Mike. I Remember Sunnyside The Rise & Fall Of A Magical Era By Mike Filey. 4to. pp. 144. many b/w illus. (1 large folding). cloth. dw. (dw. bit discoloured with few chips & tears). Toronto: The Brownstone Press Limited, 1981. $45
First Edition.
383. FILEY, Mike. More Toronto Sketches “The Way We Were”. 8vo. pp. 191. many b/w. illus. wrs. (pen inscription on front leaf). Signed by author. Toronto & Oxford: Dundurn Press, [1993]. $25
cfAitken p. 92.
384. FILEy, Mike. Not a One Horse Town 125 Years of Toronto and Its Streetcars. oblong 4to. unpaginated. many b/w illus. wrs. (covers bit worn & creased with three short vertical abrasions to upper front cover). [Toronto: c1986]. $35
385. FILEY, Mike. Toronto Reflections of the Past. 4to. pp. 96. many full-page b/w illus. cloth (light shelf wear to extremities & upper rear corner bumped). Toronto: Nelson, Foster & Scott, [1972]. $40
First Edition.
Aitken p. 92.
386. FILEY, Mike. Toronto The way we were A Collection of Photos & Stories About North America’s Greatest City [Cover Title]. oblong 4to. pp. 64. numerous b/w illus. wrs. (few stains to covers). Willowdale: Nelson, Foster & Scott Limited, 1974. $30
387. FILEY, Mike. A Walker’s Jogger’s Cyclist’s Boater’s Guide To Toronto’s Waterfront… In Association with The Toronto Harbour Commissioners. narrow 8vo. pp. 144. many b/w illus. spiral bound wrs. [Toronto: “Toronto Of Old”, 1988]. $35
388. FIRTH, Edith G. Toronto In Art 150 Years Through Artists’ Eyes. 4to. pp. 199. numerous illus. (many colour). index. cloth. dw. [Toronto]: Fitzhenry & Whiteside in co-operation with The City of Toronto, 1983. $50
First Edition.
389. FIRTH, Edith G[race] [b. 1927](Ed.). The Town Of York 1793-1815 A Collection of Documents of Early Toronto. [WITH:] The Town Of York 1815-1834 A Further Collection of Documents of Early Toronto... (Ontario Series V & VIII). 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xciv, 368, [2]; lxxxvii, 381, [2]. 2 frontis. portraits, 8 double-sided plates (incl. 2 colour illus.) & 1 folding plan. biblio. index. cloth with gilt crest on spine. Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1962-66. $250
First Edition, one of the 650 and 725 numbered copies printed for the Champlain Society. A further 1,500 copies of each volume were printed for the Ontario Government.
Aitken p. 93.
390. FLETCHER, Ron. The Humber Tales Of A Canadian Heritage River. oblong 4to. pp. [4], 108. 8 double-sided colour plates & many b/w illus. wrs. (bit scuffed). Toronto: RWF Heritage Publications, 2006. $45
First Edition, limited to 1,000 numbered & signed copies.
391. (FRANCK). TOWN, Harold. Albert Franck Keeper of the Lanes. folio. pp. 96. numerous illus. (many colour). cloth. dw. (light wear & few tears to edges of dw.). [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart Limited, [1974]. $100
First Edition.
392. FRAYN, Douglas H. The Clarke And Its Founders: The Thirtieth Anniversary A Retrospective Look At The Impossible Dream (Monograph Number 6). 8vo. pp. [6], 181. many b/w portraits & illus. cloth. [Toronto: Clarke Institute, 1996]. $60
393. FRENCH, William. A Most Unlikely Village An Informal History of The Village of Forest Hill. 8vo. pp. [6], 89. many b/w illus. cloth (covers scuffed. spinal extremities frayed, bookplate remnants to front endpaper & former owner’s name).[Toronto]: Printed [By Ryerson Press] For The Corporation Of The Village Of Forest Hill, [1964]. $100
First Edition.
394. GAGAN, David. The Denison Family of Toronto 1792-1925. 8vo. pp. xii, 113. biblio. index. biblio. wrs. [Toronto]: Canadian Biographical Studies University of Toronto Press, [1973]. $40
395. GALBRAITH PHOTO CO. Canadian National Exhibition of Toronto. oblong 8vo. [pp. 80]. numerous b/w illus. original wrs. with ties (dampstaining throughout & covers creased & edges tattered & chipped). Toronto: [c1906]. $100
396. GIBSON, Sally. More Than An Island A History of the Toronto Island. 8vo. pp. [10], 324. many b/w illus. index. cloth (small mounted card on front blank). dw. Toronto: Irwin Publishing, [1984]. $75
First Edition.
397. GIBSON, Sally. Toronto’s Distillery District History by the Lake. oblong 4to. pp. xv, [1], 173, [3]. numerous illus. (many colour). cloth. dw. [Toronto]: Distillery Historic District, [2008]. $75
First Edition.
398. (GOAD). MARTYN, Lucy Booth (Preface). The Mapping Of Victorian Toronto The 1884 & 1890 Atlases Of Toronto In Comparative Rendition Charles Edward Goad. folio. pp. 113, [2]. many maps (some colour & 2 tipped-in). cloth-backed bds. Sutton West & Santa Barbara: The Paget Press, [1984]. $350
Limited to 500 numbered copies.
399. GRAHAM, Audrey. 150 Years at St. John’s, York Mills. 8vo. pp. xi, 275. illus. double-page map. biblio. index. cloth. Toronto: General Publishing Co. Limited, [1966]. $60
First Edition.
400. GRAY COACH LINES. Souvenir of Toronto. 8vo. pp. 48. many b/w illus. ‘The Princes’ Gate’ pictorial wrs. (light wear to covers & creasing to upper corner of front cover). Toronto: [c1929]. $75
401. GREENE, Vincent G. Reminiscences Of Toronto. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 12. illus. leatherette. Signed Presentation Copy. [Toronto: 1981]. $150
Limited to 100 copies; privately printed.
402. GREGORY, Dan & MacKENZIE, Roderick. Toronto’s Backyard A Guide to Selected Nature Walks… Illustrated by Margaret MacKenzie. 8vo. pp. 147, [1]. many b/w illus. wrs. (light wear to covers). Vanouver & Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, [1986]. $30
First Edition.
403. GUTTERIDGE, Robert W. Magic Moments First 20 Years Of Moving Pictures In Toronto (1894-1914). 4to. pp. x, 258. with errata slip. 200+ b/w illus. index. wrs. signed by the author. [Whitby]: Gutteridge-Pratley Publications, [2000]. $100
First Edition.
404. HACKER, A.E. Et Al. (Eds.). Official Souvenir Program City of Toronto Diamond Jubilee of Confederation Celebration. Published under authority from the Corporation of the City of Toronto. 8vo. pp. 112. illus. pictorial wrs. (edges of wrs. chipped & tattered). Toronto: Stewart Printing Service, 1927. $85
First Edition.
No. 405
405. HAMILTON, James Cleland. Osgoode Hall Reminiscences Of The Bench And Bar. large 8vo. pp. 196. 19 plates. A bright copy in original gilt-stamped cloth (small stain on lower spine). Toronto: Carswell Company, Limited, 1904. $200
First Edition.
Morley pp. 228-29.
406. HARRIS, Marjorie. Toronto The City Of Neighbourhoods…Introduction by Harold Town. 4to. pp. 128. illus. (some colour). bds. dw. [Toronto]: Key Porter Books & McClelland and Stewart, [1984]. $35
First Edition.
407. HART, Patricia M. Pioneering in North York. A History Of The Borough. 8vo. pp. [16], 324. 16 double-sided plates. text illus. & maps. index. cloth. dw. (edges of dw. chipped & tattered with few spots). Toronto: General Publishing Company [for North York Historical society in co-operation with the Borough of North York, 1968]. $75
First Edition.
Aitken p. 97.
408. HAVERGAL COLLEGE. Ludemus 1925. 8vo. pp. [2]ads, 134. many b/w illus. & plates (several tipped-in). wrs. (few short tears & light wear to edges of covers). [Toronto]: 1925. $50
409. HAWKINS, Ernest [1802-1868]. Annals Of The Diocese Of Toronto. small 8vo. pp. xv, 246. with half-title. folding engraved map & 3 wood-engraved plates. original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked & recornered in chagrin (chipping to gutter margin of half-title, map backed on rice paper). London: Printed For The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1848. $250
First Edition. The second in a series of three annuals of Canadian dioceses, following that of Fredericton (1847) and preceding that of Quebec (1849). The author was secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel from 1838 to 1864.
Lande S1046. TPL 2909.
410. HAYES, Derek. Historical Atlas Of Toronto. 4to. pp. 192, [1]. numerous maps & illus. (most colour). index. cloth. dw. Vancouver & Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, [2008]. $100
First Edition.
411. HEYES, Esther. Etobicoke – from furrow to borough. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 200. illus. index. wrs. [Toronto]: Borough of Etobicoke, [1974]. $30
Second Printing.
Aitken p. 97.
412. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MECKLENBURG UPPER CANADA. German Pioneers of Toronto and Markham Township The Story of William Moll Berczy [Cover Title]. 8vo. [pp. 32]. many b/w illus. wrs. [Toronto: 1987]. $30
Second Edition.
413. HONSBERGER, John. Osgoode Hall An Illustrated History…With Special Photography By Kenneth Jarvis, RCA. 8vo. pp. 331. many illus. (some colour). cloth. dw. Toronto: The Dundurn Group, 2004. $60
First Edition.
414. HOUNSOM, Eric Wilfrid. Toronto in 1810 Illustrated by the author… 8vo. pp. xvi, [2], 189. 10 illus. on 8 double-sided plates. cloth. dw. Toronto…: The Ryerson Press, [1970]. $40
First Edition.
No. 415
415. HOWARD, John G[eorge] [1803-1890]. Incidents In The Life Of John G. Howard, Esq. Of Colborne Lodge, High Park, Near Toronto, Chiefly Adapted From His Journals [WITH:] Catalogue Of Paintings In The Gallery Of Colborne Lodge, High Park; A donation From John G. Howard, Esq. J.P. To The Corporation Of The City Of Toronto, May 7th, 1881. The Whole Of The Pictures Were Painted By Mr. & Mrs. J.G.Howard. 2 Parts in 1. 4to. pp. 36; 15. lithographed frontis. portrait of Howard. 1 full-page wood-engraving of Mrs. Howard's tomb. original cloth (some wear to spine & corners). Presentation copy to Senator George William Allan, dated 10 December 1885, with Allan's armorial bookplate.engraved bookplate of Frank B. Pidgeon, Omemee, by Leslie Victor Smith, dated 1946. Toronto: Printed By Copp, Clark & Co., 1885. $900
First Edition. Scarce: Amicus locates 9 copies of the two items together and 2 copies of the first title only in Canadian institutions. Howard was one of the first professional architects in Upper Canada, arriving at York in 1832, and in the first two decades of his residence he was also one of the busiest. His commissions included the Chewett buildings, 'Woodlawn', the home of William Hume Blake, the Bank of British North America, and the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in Toronto, built 1845-49 and demolished in 1976. He was also known for his charming Regency cottages and villas, of which is own Colborne Lodge is the most significant example. Howard deeded the Lodge and adjoining property, the present High Park, to the City of Toronto, in 1873 and at his death. Howard also worked as a surveyor for the city (he was official surveyor from 1843 to 1855) and other institutions and patrons: he surveyed the Harbour, laid out the Esplanade on the waterfront, subdivided the Peninsula (now Toronto Island), laid out St. James's Cemetery, and subdivided the properties of Henry John Boulton, Samuel Peters Jarvis and Thomas Gibbs Ridout. Howard was also a founding member, vice-president, and treasurer of the Toronto Society of Arts.
A nice association copy: George William Allan [1822-1901], Canadian lawyer, politician, and senator, served as 11th Mayor of Toronto from 1855 to 1856.
In his Bookplates of Leslie Victor Smith (1947), William Colgate suggests that among Canadian bookplate artists "probably no one is more widely recognized for the fine quality of his work than Leslie Victor Smith".
416. HOWARD, Richard B. Upper Canada College 1829-1979 Colborne’s Legacy. 8vo. pp. xvi, [2], 462. Frontis. & 16 double-sided b/w plates. cloth (stain to lower edge & light shelf wear to edges, dw. edges bit worn & tattered). dw. Author’s presentation copy, signed “Dick” & dated October 23, 1979. Toronto: Macmillan Of Canada, [1979]. $75
First Edition.
417. JACKES, Lyman B. Tales Of North Toronto Volume Two [Cover Title]. 16mo. pp. 64. illus. illus. wrs. [Toronto: Canadian Historical Press, 1952]. $20
First Edition.
Morley p. 230.
418. JARVIS, George A. Et Al. The Jarvis Family; Or Descendants Of The First Settlers Of The Name In Massachusetts And Long Island, And Those Who Have More Recently Settled In Other Parts Of The United States And British America. 8vo. pp. vii, [3], 347, [1]errata. 20 plates (incl. 17 steel engravings & 3 lithographed views). 1 text illus. 1 table. index. original cloth (spine faded & slightly frayed). laid in is an 8vo. 4-page 'in memoriam' leaflet commemorating Frederick William Jarvis [1818-1887], Sheriff of the County of York. engraved bookplate of Frank B. Pidgeon, Omemee, by Leslie Victor Smith, dated 1946. Hartford: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1879. $750
First Edition. Rare.
419. JOHNSTON, George A. Osgoode Hall Lore Being an address given to The Lawyers Club In Convocation Hall, Osgoode Hall, Toronto, on April 14, 1955. 8vo. pp. 12. wrs. [Toronto: The Lawyers Club, 1955]. $35
First Edition.
420. JOHNSTON’S STREET and Street Railway Guide of Toronto… 16mo. pp. 160. folding colour map. wrs. (covers chipped with few stains, old amateurish repair to spine, paper browned, one blank page loose, but present, several stains & tears to folds of map – some repaired with cellotape).[Toronto]: W.S. Johnston & Co’y Limited, 1910. $85
421. KELLY, E. The Story Of St. Paul’s Parish Toronto…Commemorating the Centenary Of The First Parish Church in the Archdiocese Of Toronto, 1922. 8vo. pp. 329. numerous text illus. (incl. frontis.). cloth. [Toronto: 1923]. $75
First Edition.
422. KENRICK, C.B. Glimpses Of Toronto Picturesque Trinity. oblong 4to. ff. [2], 21. 9 full-page illus. wrs. (wrs. soiled, spine chipped). Toronto: George N.Morang & Company, Ltd., [1903]. $75
433. KILBOURN, William. Toronto Remembered A Celebration Of The City. 8vo. pp. 336. many full-page b/w illus. index. cloth (lower corners bumped & owner’s rubberstamp on front endpaper). dw. Toronto: Stoddart, [1984]. $50
First Edition.
424. KINGS COLLEGE, TORONTO. University of King’s College, Toronto, Upper Canada. Proceedings At The Ceremony Of Laying The Foundation Stone, April 23, 1842; And At The Opening Of The University, June 6, 1843. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 86, xvii(appendix), [1]ad. with half-title. original decorative cloth (covers stained & faded). Toronto: H. & W. Rowsell, 1843. $250
The appendix contains the text of the 1827 King’s College charter, the amendment of 1837 and a list of officers from 1828-43. In his inaugural address, Bishop Strachan, president of the college, outlined the fifty-year long struggle to establish the state-supported Anglican-administered institution. Chartered in 1827, the college was not opened until 1843, temporarily housed in the Legislative building.
Casey I 1889. TPL 2600.
425. KINGSMILL, A.B. Dr. Alan Brown Portrait of a Tyrant (‘Canadian Medical Lives’). 8vo. pp. 223, [1]. Many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. [Markham]: Associated Medical Services Inc. & Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1995. $40
First Edition.
426. KINSELLA, Joan C. Historical Walking Tour Of Deer Park. 8vo. pp. 60. double-page map & b/w illus. wrs. (pen note on title, scattered rubberstamps, label to upper spine). Toronto: Toronto Public Library, [1996]. $25
427. KURELEK, William. O Toronto Paintings And Notes By…oblong 4to. pp. [12], 43. 20 colour & 1 b/w full-page illus. wrs. (covers bit scuffed). Don Mills: General Publishing Co., [1978]. $75
428. LOGAN, Martha. Martha Logan’s Souvenir Cook Book Canadian National Exhibition [Cover Title]. oblong 24mo. illus. pictorial wrs. [cToronto: Swift, 1955]. $20
429. LUNDELL, Liz. The Estates Of Old Toronto. 8vo. pp. 176. many b/w illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. Erin: Boston Mills Press, 1997. $35
First Edition.
430. McBURNEY, Margaret. The Great Adventure 100 Years at The Arts & Letters Club. 8vo. pp. xv, 191. numerous b/w illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw. [Toronto: 2007]. $50
First Edition.
431. McCULLAGH, John. A Legacy of Caring A History Of The Children’s Aid Society Of Toronto. 8vo. pp. 288. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. Toronto & Oxford: Dundurn Group, [2002]. $35
First Edition.
432. MacFARLANE, David (Editor). Toronto A City Becoming. 4to. pp. 303. many illus. (some colour & double-page). cloth. dw. [Toronto]: Key Porter Books, [2008]. $50
First Edition.
433. MACKENZIE, William L[yon] [1795-1861]. An Almanac Of Independence & Freedom For The Year 1860; Containing A Plea For The Relief Of The Inhabitants Of Canada From A State Of Colonial Vassalage Or Irresponsible Rule… 8vo. [pp. 32]. printed in double columns (the columns numbered 1-62). self-wrs. later half calf by Carswell & Co. (rubbed, dampstain to lower outer corner of a few leaves). Toronto: Printed And Published By The Compiler, At The Office Of The Weekly Message, King Street East, [1860]. $600
First Edition.
TPL 3997. Lande S2486. Not in Casey.
434. (MACKENZIE, W[illiam] L[yon] [1795-1861]). UPPER CANADA. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. SELECT COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES. The Seventh Report From The Select Committee Of The House Of Assembly Of Upper Canada On Grievances; to whom were referred Lord Viscount Goderich’s Despatch, to His Excellency Sir John Colborne, of the 8th November, 1832. To Which Is Added, The Report From The Same Committee, On The Petition Of William Forsyth, Late Proprietor Of The Niagara Falls Pavilion. W.L.Mackenzie, Esq. Chairman. Ordered, by the House of Assembly, to be Printed, (2,000 copies) 10th April, 1835. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 76(index), 2(errata), li, 372, vi, 26, A-I, K-Y. with half-title. original cloth-backed bds. (covers stained & rubbed, paper spine label chipped, upper front joint partly split & frayed, foot of spine frayed, a few signatures sprung, lower outer corner of several leaves creased). Toronto: M.Reynolds, Printer to the Hon. the House of Assembly, 1835. $2,000
First Edition of this famous report, an eloquent and forceful indictment of the Family Compact Government, inspired and largely written by William Lyon Mackenzie. The grievances of the Reformers are listed in detail and demands are made for an elective legislative council and responsible government. A landmark document in the political history of Upper Canada.
Francis Bond Head, in his Narrative (1839; p. 7), described it as “a large octavo grievance volume, in boards, containing 553 closely-printed pages...it has been calculated (I believe accurately) that there exist in this book more than three times as many gross falsehoods as pages!”
Fleming 892. Gagnon I 2196. Lande 859. Sabin 10577. TPL 1929. Watters p. 885.
435. (MACKENZIE, William Lyon). LINDSEY, Charles [1820-1908].The Life And Times Of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie. With An Account Of The Canadian Rebellion Of 1837, And The Subsequent Frontier Disturbances, Chiefly From Unpublished Documents. 2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. 401; 400, [6]ads. 2 engraved frontis. portraits & 8 wood-engraved plates. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities chipped & frayed, stain on upper cover, stain to 1 plate & several leaves). Toronto: P.R.Randall, 1862. $300
First Edition.
TPL 2088. Gagnon I 2132. cfSabin 41307.
436. MACKINNON, Steve, Karen TEEPLE & Michele DALE. Toronto’s Visual Legacy Official City Photography From 1856 To The Present. 4to. pp. 192. numerous illus. (some colour). index. cloth. dw. Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., [2009]. $45
First Edition.
437. McLEOD, Norman. George And James Warin Builders Toronto. 8vo. pp. 30. several illus. (few colour). wrs. (ink notes to inner margin of 1 leaf, few rubberstamps, label to upper spine). [Toronto: Privately Published, Revised 2004]. $20
438. McMAHON, Michael. Metro’s Housing Company The First 35 Years. 8vo. pp. viii, [2], 204. 8 double-sided b/w plates, frontis., map & tables. index. cloth. [Toronto]: Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited, [1990]. $40
439. MANN, W.E. (Editor). The Underside of Toronto. 8vo. pp. 346. cloth. dw. (dw. scuffed with remnant of price label).Toronto & Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, [1970]. $40
First Edition.
440. MAPLE LEAF GARDENS Strathcona Figure-Club Official Programme. (Incl. ‘Old Favorites Of The Turf By Bobby Hewitson’, ‘The Good Old Days Of Sport By Baz Omeara’, ‘Rod McMahon, One Of The Most Colorful Of Woodbine Bookmakers… By W.A. Hewitt’). 8vo. pp. 72. many b/w illus. & ads. wrs. (corners of front covers creased). [Toronto: 1943]. $75
441. (MASSEY HALL). HANCOCK, LITTLE, CALVERT, ASSOCIATES. A Brief Outlining The Reasons For Securing Massey Music Hall For The Enjoyment Of Future Generations Of Torontonians… 4to. [ff. 6; versos blank]. 2 plans. spiral bound card covers (front cover bit spotted). Toronto: November-December, 1963. $35
442. [MAVOR, James] 1854-1925] (Editor). Book Of The Victorian Era Ball Given At Toronto On The Twenty Eighth Of December MDCCCXCVII. oblong folio. pp. viii, 54 (incl. pp. [50] of illus. & [pp. 2]facsimile of a letter from Lady Aberdeen. colour frontis. errata slip mounted on p. 54. original cloth (soiled & spotted, extremities frayed, some light foxing, long tear in 1 leaf & small tear in 2 leaves but with no loss, a few other marginal tears). Toronto: Rowsell & Hutchison, 1898. $400
First Edition, one of 550 copies on small paper, numbered & signed by Mavor (there were a further 73 copies on large paper with proofs of the illustrations - 3 reserved for copyright). "The chief interest of the book lies in this - that it contains a sufficient number of really masterful drawings to justify the belief that there is a vigorous artistic movement in Canada…". (Advertisment by Mavor) Contributing artists included G.A.Reid,E.Wyly Grier, F.M.Bell-Smith, F.H.Brigden, &c.
443. MAYOR’S HOMELESSNESS ACTION TASK FORCE. Taking Responsibility for Homelessness An Action Plan for Toronto. 4to. pp. 291. wrs. (lower corners of last two pages curled & covers bit soiled). Toronto: January 1999. $100
444. MIDDLETON, Jesse Edgar [1872-1960]. The Municipality Of Toronto A History. 3 Volumes. large 8vo. pp. 552; 4 p.l., 555-881, [1 leaf], 64; 4 p.l., 65-391. with half-titles. 241 plates (incl. many portraits). original cloth. Toronto & New York: Dominion Publishing Company, 1923. $400
First Edition.
Morley p. 231.
445. MIDDLETON, Jesse Edgar [1872-1960]. Toronto’s 100 Years. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 228. frontis. portrait. illus. original wrs. (rubbed, extremities bit chipped). Toronto: The Centennial Committee, 1934. $100
First Edition.
Morley p. 231.
446. MINIATURE VIEW ALBUM of Toronto, Canada. 3 ½” x 2/78” (8.5 x 7 cm). 10 colour detachable postcards. wrs. (institutional rubberstamp & small pen notation on inner front cover). Toronto: Royal Specialty Sales, [nd]. $20
447. MOSSER, Christine (Editor). York, Upper Canada Minutes Of Town Meetings And Lists Of Inhabitants 1793-1823. 4to. pp. x, 185. erratum slip loosely inserted. index. wrs. (covers bit worn with few creases). Toronto: Metropolitan Toronto Library Board, 1984. $60
First Edition.
448. MULVANEY, C[harles] Pelham [1835-1885]. Toronto: Past And Present. A Handbook Of The City. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., [7]-320. with half-title. numerous text illus. (many full-page). original black & gilt-stamped cloth, recased preserving endpapers (rubbed, extremities bit frayed, ms. notes on front blank). Toronto: W.E.Caiger, 1884. $200
First Edition.
Morley p. 231.
449. MYERS, Jay. The Great Canadian Road a history of Yonge Street. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 159. illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw. (edges of dw. chipped). Toronto: Red Rock Publishing Co. Limited, 1977. $35
First Edition.
440.. MURRAY-kAY COMPANY LIMited. mid-Summer Sale Catalogue No. 38 1923 [Cover Title]. (Catalogue of fine linens, dresses, shoes, blouses & undergarments for Women]. 8vo. pp. 19, [1]. loosely inserted order form. pictorial colour wrs. [Toronto]: 1923. $100
441. MYRVOLD, Barbara. Historical Walking Tour of Kensington Market & College Street. 8vo. pp. 44. double-page map & many b/w illus. wrs. (covers bit soiled with remnant of price sticker & short tear). Toronto: Toronto Public Library Board Published with the assistance of…Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications, [1993]. $20
452. north TORONTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. GlenGrove Park Walk. 4to. pp. 14. double-page map. wrs. [Toronto: 1979]. $30
453. O’KEEFE CENTRE. [Programmes: Plays, Operas, Ballets, Musicals & Concerts from 1960-1975]. Programs from the opening of the O’Keefe centre until 1975. numerous illus. 16 Vols. in various cloth colours, two narrow 4to & fourteen 8vo (covers bit rubbed & some with pencil notes & marks on seasonal programmes lists). Collection of Hugh Walker, the first managing Director & President of O’Keefe Centre (1960-1975). [Toronto: 1960-1975]. $1,000
454. OUZOUNIAN, Richard. The Boulevard Club One Hundred Years on the Shore 1905-2005. 4to. pp. [6], 122. numerous illus. (some colour). bds. dw. Toronto: McArthur & Company, [2005]. $40
First Edition.
455. PAQUETTE, Shirley (Editor). Henry Farm A Place We Call Home. oblong 8vo. pp. 51. many illus. (most colour). cloth. dw. (few small stains to dw. & owner’s label to front blank). [Toronto]: Henry Farm Community Interest Association, [2012]. $50
First Edition.
456. PARKER, Stuart C. The Book Of St. Andrew’s A Short History Of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Toronto. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 142. 22 plates. cloth. [Toronto]: Centenary Committee of the Congregation, 1930. $45
First Edition.
457. PAYNE, Gordon E. Upper Canada College A Sketch-Book. folio. [ff. 1; title]. 8 plates with tissue guards. cloth backed bds. (tissue guards browned & covers scuffed). [Toronto: Produced by Brigdens Limited, c1930]. $70
First Edition.
458. PELLISSIER, Raoul (Artist). View Albumof Toronto, Canada A Series Of Views Done In Genuine Photogravure Etched by Raoul Pellissier A.R.P.S. [Cover Title]. oblong 8vo. 16 b/w plates. wrs. (trace of spotting to covers). [Toronto: Valentine-Black Co., Limited, Printed in Canada, c1930’s]. $50
459. PETERS, Tim. Toronto: Photography by Tim Peters. oblong folio. pp. 160. numerous full-page colour illus. bds. (scattered thumb marks, mainly to first few leaves). dw. (bit creased & scuffed with tattered edges). [Richmond Hill]: Firefly, [2002]. $75
First Edition.
460. PIERCE, Lorne. The House of Ryerson 1829 1954… 4to. pp. vi, [4], 52. many b/w illus. & portraits. wrs. (covers soiled with crease to upper front corner). Toronto: The Ryerson Press The United Church Publishing House, [1954]. $60
First Edition.
461. RICHMOND, John & Bruce WEST. Around Toronto A look at the city… 4to. [pp. 136]. many illus. cloth. dw. Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited… 1969. $30
First Edition.
462. RICHMOND, John. Discover Toronto John Richmond’s illustrated notebook. 4to. pp. [6], 122. many b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. Toronto: Doubleday Canada…, 1976. $45
First Edition.
463. RICHMOND, John. A Tearful Tour of Toronto’s Riviera of Yesteryear Photographs from the James Collection Paintings and drwgs. By Lorraine Surcouf. folio.[pp. 45]. numerous illus. (some colour & double-page). bds. dw. (edges chipped with few tears). Toronto: Macmillan, 1961. $35
First Edition.
464. ROBERT SIMPSON COMPANY LIMITED. Thumbnail Sketches Published in 1927 – the year of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration… (Robert Simpson Company, Limited Store at Queen & Yonge). 12mo. pp. 15, [1]. several b/w illus. wrs. (front cover stained with name in ink on front cover). Toronto: 1927. $30
465. ROBERTS, William & Mary Anne. Houses Of Old Toronto. 4to. pp. 96. illus. (some colour). biblio. cloth. dw. Toronto: Pagurian Press Limited, [1977]. $30
First Edition.
No. 466
466. ROBERTSON, J[ohn] Ross [1841-1918]. Robertson’s Landmarks Of Toronto A Collection Of Historical Sketches Of The Old Town Of York From 1792 until 1833, And Of Toronto from 1834 to 1893… 6 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xvi, 561; xiv, [1 leaf], [563]-1128; xiv, 596; xvi, 614; xviii, 589; xxii, 591. text in double columns. over 1500 text illus. plates & plans (many folding). A nice set in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (Vols. I, V & VI in maroon cloth, Vols. II, III, & IV in blue) (Vols V-VI spines sunned). Toronto: 1894-14. $3,000
First Editions. A complete set of this cornerstone work on the history of Toronto. Profusely illustrated with over fifteen hundred plates, plans, and text illustrations, Robertson’s ambitious undertaking contains a vast storehouse of information and anecdotes relating to the city’s early settlers, historic buildings, educational institutions, churches, &c., with listings of baptisms and marriages, biographies of mayors, city plans, histories of Weston and Port Credit, &c. Complete sets of the work are difficult to obtain as the volumes were published over a period of twenty years, in varying limited press runs, one thousand copies of Volumes I and II having been printed, and only five hundred copies of Volume III.
Morley pp. 233-34.
467. ROBINSON, Sir C[harles] W[alker]. Life Of Sir John Beverley Robinson Bart., C.B., D.C.L. Chief Justice Of Upper Canada…With A Preface By George R. Parkin. 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 490. 2 photogravure portraits (incl. frontis.) & folding coloured map. cloth, t.e.g., others uncut (spine dull). engraved bookplate of Frank B.Pidgeon, Omemee, by Leslie Victor Smith, dated 1946. Toronto: Morang & Co., Limited, 1904. $250
First Edition.
468. ROBINSON, Percy J. Toronto During The French Régime A History Of The Toronto Region From Brûlé To Simcoe, 1615-1793. Illustrated by C.W. Jefferys… 8vo. pp. xx, 254. 23 b/w illus. (incl. frontis. & folding map). untrimmed in cloth (some pages roughly opened & dw. soiled with few short tears to upper edges). dw. [Toronto: The Ryerson Press & Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1933]. $125
First Edition, limited to 500 numbered copies.
469. ROUS AND MANN (Publishers). Toronto The Capital Of Ontario Eleven Reproductions Of Etchings Made in the Art Department of Rous and Mann. 8vo. [pp. 25]. 11 tipped-in b/w illus., uncut in bds. (extremities of spine chipped & cover edges tattered). Toronto: Rous and Mann, 1921. $300
Includes illustrations, many after Stanley Turner, of King Street, Osgoode Hall, Bloor Street Viaduct, Massey Hall, The Grange, Hart House, New Union Station, Queen Street, Harbor Commissioners’ Bldg., The Old Fort and City Hall.
470. ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE TORONTO WATERFRONT. Environmental Audit Of The East Bayfront/Port Industrial Area Phase II Technical Paper No. 7 Built Heritage Of The East Bayfront Prepared by Jeffery Stinson and Michael Moir… [Cover Title]. oblong folio. pp. [4], 143. 244 b/w illus. & maps. spiral bound wrs. (some curling to corners, rubberstamp to upper corner of front cover & short tears to lower edges of back cover). Toronto: October 1991. $400
471. RUMBALL, Donald. The University Club of Toronto. Its Life, Its Time 1906-2006. 8vo. pp. xv, [1], 325, [1]. many illus. (some colour). index. bds. (lower corners bumped). [Toronto]: University Club of Toronto, 2008. $80
First Edition.
472. ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY OF TORONTO. One Hundred Years of History 1836-1936 The Hundredth Annual Report… 8vo. pp. xx, 154. 12 plates. several text illus. cloth (extremities bit rubbed). Toronto: Murray Printing Company, Limited, 1936. $100
First Edition.
473. ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL. A Guide To The Cathedral Church Of St. James, Toronto [Cover Title]. 8vo. pp. 48. 4-page errata & addenda loosely inserted. illus. wrs. (edges of wrs. slightly tattered). [Toronto: 1932 & 1938]. $30
474. ST. JAMES SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Historical Sketch Of Saint James Square Presbyterian Congregation Toronto 1853-1903…Prepared Under The Authority Of The Session And Board Of Management… 8vo. pp. vii, 115. illus. cloth (lacking flyleaves). Toronto: Brown-Searle Printing Company, [1903]. $60
First Edition.
475. ST. LAWRENCE CENTRE For The Arts 40 Years. 4to. pp. [14], 135, [24]. numerous illus. (some colour). index. wrs. (covers bit scuffed with light wear to edges). Toronto: 2010. $60
No. 476
476. SAVIGNY, Mrs. Annie [Gregg (Ryan)] [d. 1901]. A Romance Of Toronto. (Founded On Fact.) A Novel. small 8vo. pp. 229. A near fine copy in black-stamped & gilt-lettered cloth. engraved bookplate of Frank B. Pidgeon, Omemee, by Leslie Victor Smith, dated 1946. Toronto: William Briggs, 1888. $175
First Edition of the author's second novel, the first set in Toronto, where she resided with her husband Hugh P.Savigny, provincial land surveyor. "Today [the book] is of more interest for its local references and celebration of late-19th-century Toronto than for its unsubtle and unlikely double plot, one strand concerning a woman trapped by an unwanted promise of marriage, the other recounting the attempted duping of a naïve heir by unscrupulous relatives." (Gerson & Smith, DCB, XIII p. 915.
Watters. p. 387.
No. 477
477. SCADDING, Henry [1813-1901]. Toronto Of Old: Collections And Recollections Illustrative Of The Early Settlement And Social Life Of The Capital Of Ontario. 8vo. pp. xii, 594. 2 engraved portraits (incl. frontis.). ornamental head & tailpieces & initials. original black & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (light marginal soiling to frontis. & title). Toronto: Adam, Stevenson & Co., 1873. $300
First Edition in Book Form.
Morley pp. 235-36.
478. SCADDING, Henry [1813-1901] & John Charles DENT [1841-1888]. 1834 Memorial Volume 1884. Toronto: Past And Present: Historical and Descriptive, A Memorial Volume For The Semi-Centennial Of 1884. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., 330, [20]. 12 tinted lithographed plates containing portraits of mayors & other city officials, wood-engraved frontis. & 6 full-page text illus. first 2 leaves in red & black. original gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (covers bit scuffed & corners trifle frayed). Toronto: Hunter, Rose And Company, 1884. $400
First Edition, Limited to 1,025 numbered copies.
Morley p. 236.
479. SEBERT, John. The “Nabes” Toronto’s wonderful neighbourhood movie houses. 8vo. pp. 145, [1]. many b/w illus. wrs. Oakville: Mosaic Press, 2001. $30
First Edition
480. SEELEY, John R., SIM, R. Alexander & LOOSLEY, Elizabeth W. et AL. Crestwood Heights A North American Suburb. 8vo. pp. vi, 505. index. cloth. dw. (name in pen on half-title, chips to edges & several tears to dw.). [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, [1956]. $45
First Canadian Edition.
481. SHADD, Adrienne, COOPER, Afua & FROST, Karolyn Smardz. The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto. 8vo. pp. xi, 92. many b/w illus. index. Signed by one of the authors. wrs. Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, [2002]. $25
First Edition.
482. SHAPIRO, Linda (Editor). Yesterday’s Toronto 1870-1910. oblong 4to. pp. 149. numerous b/w illus. biblio. bds. dw. (few short tears to edges of dw.). Toronto: Coles Publishing Company Limited, 1978. $50
First Edition.
483. SIMCOE, [Elizabeth Posthuma] [1762-1850]. 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. 8vo. pp. xxix, [1], 440. illus. & maps. index. A bright copy in original gilt-stamped cloth (upper portion of front free-endpaper clipped). Toronto: William Briggs, 1911. $200
First Edition.
484. STEELE, BRIGGS SEED CO. LIMITED. Steele, Briggs’ Seeds - 1932 59th Year For Canadian Farms And Gardens [Cover Title]. 4to. pp. [4], 80. numerous illus. (some colour). pictorial wrs. (few chips to edges of covers, back cover spotted & vertical fold throughout). Toronto…: 1932. $150
485. STRACHAN, John. The John Strachan Letter Book: 1812-1834 Edited With An Introduction and Notes by George W. Spragge… 8vo. pp. xxxiv, 279. b/w portrait. cloth.Toronto: The Ontario Historical Society, 1946. $100
First Edition.
486. [STRATHY, Elliot Grassett]. A Guide To The Cathedral Church Of St. James Toronto [Cover Title]. 8vo. pp. 48. 4-page errata & addenda loosely inserted. illus. pictorial wrs. [Toronto: Cathedral Church of St. James, 1932]. $30
First Edition.
487. TAYLOR, Conyngham Crawford [1823-1898]. Toronto "Called Back," From 1886 To 1850. Its Wonderful Growth And Progress...The Appendix Contains The Tariff Of Customs, Comparative Statement Of Imports To Toronto, And The Principal American Inland Cities... 8vo. pp. ix, [1], [9]-356. folding map of Toronto & 34 wood-engraved illus. (incl. frontis., several plates & full-page text illus.). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (recased, covers worn & frayed, owner's rubberstamp on title & lower edge, some staining to first gathering & map, edges of map curled with tears to inner gutter margin). Toronto: Printed For The Author By William Briggs, 1886. $175
First Edition.
Morley p. 237.
488. TAYLOR, Conyngham Crawford [1823-1898]. The Queen’s Jubilee And Toronto ‘Called Back,’ From 1887 To 1847. Its Wonderful Growth And Progress…This Revised Edition Contains The Progress Of The City From 1886 To 1887… 8vo. pp. ix, [1], [9]-420. folding map of Toronto & 42 wood-engraved illus. (some full-page, incl. frontis.). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities bit frayed). Toronto: Printed For The Author By William Briggs, 1887. $200
Second Edition.
Morley p. 237.
489. TAYLOR, Conyngham Crawford [1823-1898]. The Queen’s Jubilee And Toronto ‘Called Back,’ From 1887 To 1847. Its Wonderful Growth And Progress…This Revised Edition Contains The Progress Of The City From 1886 To 1887… 8vo. pp. xii, [9]-518. folding map of Toronto & 53 wood-engraved illus. (some full-page, incl. frontis.). original black & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities bit frayed, light spotting to front cover). Inserted signed autograph note: “Alderman Ritchie will please read especially the third edition and keep the book till called for.” ownership entry of Lillie D.Ritchie, dated 1889. Toronto: Printed For The Author By William Briggs, 1888. $250
Third Edition.
Morley p. 237.
490. TAYLOR, Conyngham Crawford [1823-1898]. Toronto "Called Back," From 1892 To 1847. Its Wonderful Growth And Progress, With The Development Of Its Manufacturing Industries, And Reminiscences Extending Over The Above Period… 8vo. pp. ix, [2], [9]-320. 60 illus. (incl. frontis.portrait of Queen Victoria, 23 portraits, 35 plates & full-page text illus. of Toronto & 1 of London, England). a fine copy in original gilt & black-stamped cloth (extremities bit frayed). Toronto: William Briggs, 1892. $200
Fourth Edition.
Morley p. 237.
491. THOMPSON, Austin Seton. Jarvis Street A story of Triumph and Tragedy. 8vo. pp. xiv, 210. many b/w illus. cloth. dw. Toronto: Personal Library Publishers, [1980]. $60
First Edition.
No. 492
492. TIMPERLAKE, J[ames]. Illustrated Toronto: Past And Present, Being An Historical And Descriptive Guide-Book: Comprising Its Architecture, Manufacture, Trade; its Social, Literary, Scientific, and Charitable Institutions; its Churches, Schools, and Colleges…Together With A Key to the Publisher’s Bird’s-Eye View of the City… 8vo. pp. xvi, [17]-384. 59 tinted lithographed plates (many with multiple views), with tissue guards, & 1 wood-engraved text illus. original black & gilt-stamped cloth (bit soiled, some light foxing to outer leaves & plates). Toronto: Peter A.Gross,1877. $1,650
First Edition of one of the most desirable books on Toronto, generously illustrated with numerous tinted lithographed plates showing the major public buildings and monuments, important residences, and leading hotels, and manufacturing and commercial establishments. The Bird’s-Eye View mentioned on the title-page was issued separately.
Morley p. 238.
493. TORONTO Canada’s Queen City Illustrated with the latest photographs of Toronto’s wholesale and retail districts; park, street, residential, water scenes, etc. Together with a Historical Review of the City and its Standing as a Manufacturing, Commercial and Residential Metropolis. oblong folio. unpaginated. illus. throughout. pictorial wrs. (front wr. detached. tape stains to spine edge of wrs., edges of wrs. bit chipped). Toronto: Industrial Publishing Company, 1912. $150
494. toronto centennial 1834 1934 May 24-25-26…[back Cover Title]. Within A Night’s Ride For Fifty Million People…[Front Cover Title]. 8vo. [pp. 12]. several b/w illus. vertical fold (as issued?). wrs. (slanted crease to lower corner of back cover). [Toronto: 1934]. $60
495.TORONTO. Toronto Centennial 1834 – 1934. [Cover Title: Official Master Programme…]. 8vo. unpaginated. many b/w illus. & portraits. pictorial wrs. (covers chipped & tattered with few surface abrasions affecting words on back cover, covers detached, but present). [Toronto: 1934]. $75
496. TORONTO. No. 9868 A By-Law To Regulate the Erection and Provide for the Safety of Buildings Enacted December 10th, 1923 and Revised To May 13th, 1940. 8vo. pp. 259. wrs. (dampstaining to lower corners of first few gatherings, lower corners of several leaves curled & some staining to covers). [Toronto: T.H. Best Printing Co., Limited], 1940. $75
497. TORONTO. CITY COUNCIL. City Hall & Square Toronto Submission Drawings Stage 1 (Viljo Revell & Associates design).oblong folio. [pp. 24]. many full-page diagrams & illus. spiral bound cloth with mylar wrs. (mylar chipped with tears & corners frayed). [Toronto: 1959]. $500
“The following drawings and photographs are included in the Architects’ Site 1 submission drawings which will be presented to City Council in October, 1959.” The illustrations include an aerial view of the site, general view of model, site plan, council chamber plans &c.
498. TORONTO. CITY PLANNING DIVISION. URBAN PLANNING SERVICES. TORONTO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Et AL. A Glimpse of Toronto’s History: Opportunities For The Commemoration Of Lost Historic Sites… Prepared for the City Planning Division… 4to. pp. [6], 20, 250. 22 maps (most folding). spiral bound wrs. Toronto: 2001. $75
499. TORONTO. CULTURE DIVISION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CULTURE & TOURISM DEPARTMENT. Canada’s Urban Waterfront Waterfront Culture And Heritage Infrastructure Plan Part 1 – Central Waterfront…By Era Architects Inc. And Jeff Evenson. [Cover Title]. oblong 4to. pp. 64. numerous illus. (many colour). wrs. Toronto: 2001.
[WITH]: DILL, Paula M. & BEDFORD, Paul J. Official Plan Summary A Citizen’s Guide to Toronto’s New Official Plan. 4to. pp. [2], 18. Toronto: Toronto Urban Development Services, June 2002.
[WITH]: DILL, Paula M. & BEDFORD, Paul J. Toronto Official Plan [Cover Titles]. 3 Vols. 4to. pp. 99, [14]; Vol. 2 not continuously paginated; 131, [10]. numerous illus. maps (some folding & colour). spiral bound wrs. (index tabs added to Vol. 1 & volume numbers noted in pen on front covers). Toronto: Toronto Urban Development Services, May, 2002.
[WITH]: DILL, Paula M. & BEDFORD, Paul J. Toronto Plan Directions Report Toronto At The Crossroads: Shaping Our Future. 4to. pp. [4], 150, [2]. Many illus. (most colour). wrs. Toronto: [City of Toronto, 2000].
[WITH]: POLICY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, METROPOLITAN TORONTO PLANNING DEPARTMENT. Heritage A Summary. Report No. 10 1989. 4to. ff. 8, [1]. wrs. Toronto: 1989.
[WITH]: TORONTO YOUTH CABINET. Forever Young: A Vision for Urban Planning in Toronto… 4to. pp. 35. wrs. [Toronto: c2001].
[WITH]: PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. Getting Started: Heritage Property Tax Relief A Guide for Municipalities. 4to. pp. 28. b/w illus. wrs. [Toronto]: Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2005.
[WITH]: E.R.A. ARCHITECTS INC. U.S. Preservation Tax Incentives: An Overview with Case Studies… [Cover Title]. 4to. pp. [2], 30, [37]. many illus. (some colour). spiral bound wrs. [Toronto]: 2000. $400
500. TORONTO. CITY PROPERTY DEPARTMENT. St. Lawrence Hall A Proposal for the Rehabilitation of St. Lawrence Hall as a Major Project for Toronto under the National Centennial Act. Eric Arthur, M.A., LL.D Adviser to the Corporation…[Drop Title]. oblong 4to. pp. 34, [9], 5(Appendix B), 5(Appendix F), 4(Appendix G]. 3 elevations & plans (incl. 1 double-page folding & many b/w illus. spiral bound wrs. (few stains to front cover). [np: February 1964]. $75
Second Impression, limited to 150 copies.
501. Toronto Harbour Commission. The Port And Harbour Of Toronto 1834 1934 Centennial Year [Cover Title]. 4to. pp. 63, [1]. numerous b/w illus. folding map of Toronto. pictorial wrs. (paper adhesion to pp. 24-25 with loss of text & illus., staining to upper margins & first few leaves & fore-edges roughly opened). [Toronto: 1934]. $200
Morley p. 238.
502. TORONTO PLANNING BOARD. Official Plan Proposals king-spadina March 1977. 4to. pp. [18], 205. many b/w plates & full-page maps. wrs. (light wear to edges, short tear to lower front cover, edges foxed & paperclip stain to upper margin of several leaves). Toronto: 1977. $300
503. TORONTO WORKS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES. Municipal Map Book District 1 [Cover Title].folio. [pp. 294]. numerous b/w maps. spiral bound wrs. (covers soiled, back cover detached, lower corners of first few leaves curled & few rubberstamps). Toronto: [2000]. $300
504. TORONTO. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. By-Laws Of The City Of Toronto From The Date Of Its Incorporation In 1834, To The 13th January, 1890, Inclusive, As Reported By The Special Committee Appointed By The Special Committee Appointed By The Municipal Council On The 21st January, 1889. 8vo. pp. cxci, 362. contemporary calf, rebacked in cloth, City crest in gilt on upper cover (extremities worn, narrow tape stain on spine). Toronto: Rowsell & Hutchison, 1890. $300
505. Toronto '59 One hundred and twenty fifth anniversary. folio. pp. 168. numerous ads & b/w illus. wrs. (covers bit worn with creased & tattered edges, curling to corners of most leaves & staining to one leaf). [Toronto: 1959]. $50
Including brief chapters on the history of Toronto, medicine, publishing, women, baseball (written by Morley Callaghan).
506. TORONTO ILLUSTRATED Together with a Historical Sketch of the City. oblong 8vo. [pp. 96]. numerous full-page b/w illus. (lacking wrs., lower margins dampstained, short tears to outer edges of title & last leaf). Toronto: Grip, Limited, [c1910]. $100
507. Toronto Of To-Day Financial, Commercial, Educational And Social Features Of The City. 4to. pp. 112. numerous b/w illus. original pictorial & gilt wrs. (few small stains to front covers & tear to lower spine). Toronto: Morang & Company Limited, [1914]. $200
Morley p. 239.
508.TORONTO, THE QUEEN CITY The Most Delightful Summer City in America…[Drop Title]. Souvenir Of Toronto [Cover Title]. oblong 8vo. [pp. 48]. profusely illus. in b/w. pictorial wrs. (dampstaining to inner & lower margins throughout, tear to lower spine, covers stained with pen name to upper front). Toronto: Published for S.H. Knox & Co., by W.G. Macfarlane, [c1900]. $100
509. TORONTO SESQUICENTENNIAL BOARD’S SENIORS STANDING COMMITTEE. Thoughts of the Past… Toronto Sesquicentennial Project… Sponsored by Extendicare. [Cover Title]. 8vo. pp. 47, [1]. several full-page b/w illus. wrs. Toronto: [1983]. $15
510. TORONTO STAR. The CN Tower…Friday, June 25, 1976. folio. pp. 21, [3]. many illus. (some colour). self-wrs. (outer edge of front cover chipped – one with 4 cm loss, small label on front cover, lower corners of outer leaves creased & dampstain to outer margins). Toronto: 1976. $30
No. 511
511. TORONTO TANDEM CLUB. Proceedings Of The Toronto Tandem Club. 1839, 40, & 41. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 66. 12 original watercolour vignette drawings mounted in the text. later calf by Morrell, rebacked with gilt spine mounted, gilt inside dentelles, gilt edges, endleaves preserved. ownership entry of G.W.D.Lowry, 32nd Regt, Toronto, April 30, 1841. calling card of Lieut. Colonel John Bayne Maclean [1862-1950], (late) 17th Royal Canadian Hussars, founder of Maclean’s magazine and the Financial Post, on which he has written a note presenting the copy to his friend Donald in April, 1948, remarking on having bought the copy 30 years previously in London, not having been able to part with it, and having known in later years several of the officers of the club (“and some of them were characters”). Toronto: H. & W. Rowsell, Printers, 1841. $5,000
First Edition. “Verses, as recited at its meetings, celebrating the activities of this convivial club of limited and military membership.” (TPL) “The club...was formed for the purpose of enjoying sleighing and encouraging and developing the accomplishments of tandem driving by its members. The latter were for the most part officers drawn from the
various regiments of infantry stationed in Toronto, though there were a few others who were member of Toronto society and not of the Garrison. The club was organized in 1849...”. (John Ross Robertson, Landmarks of Toronto, 1894-1914, Vol. II, pp. 1040-48. Among the members were Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield and Major Markham, Captain Brooke, Captain Osborne Markham, Lieut. Dickson, all of the 32nd regiment, Lieut.-Col. McBean, Capt. Hollliday, 93rd Highlanders, Lieut. Colville, 85th Regiment, Lieut. Bamford, 73rd Regiment, Captain Arthur, Lieut. Domville, and Capt. Strachan, Lt.-Col. Airey, Capt. Byron, Lieut. Hutton, Lieut. Lang, Lieut. Talbot and C.Roche, all of the 34th Regiment, &c.
The watercolour vignette drawings depicting sleighing parties of members and ladies are unsigned but were presumably executed by a club member; the names of the members depicted are entered in manuscript below the drawings.
Fleming 1594. Lande 2258. TPL 2495.
512. TORONTO TRANSPORT COMMISSION. Souvenir of Toronto… 8vo. pp. 52. many b/w illus. ‘Toronto’s “Big Ben” pictorial wrs. (chip to margin of one leaf – no loss). Toronto: 1927. $75
513. TORONTONIAN SOCIETY. The Torontonian Society Blue Book and Club Membership Register. 8vo. pp. 408. illus. stiff wrs. (edges chipped). Toronto: 1940. $70
514. TRUDELLE, Clermont & Pierre FORTIER. Toronto Se Raconte: La Paroisse Du Sacré-Coeur…Révisé par Thérèse Lior. oblong 4to. pp. 128. illus. biblio. wrs. (covers scuffed with light wear to edges).Toronto: La Société d’histoire de Toronto, 1987. $35
First Edition.
515. UNDERWRITERS’ SURVEY BUREAU, LTD. Insurance Plan Of The City Of Toronto Volume 12 Plan Dated February 1964. folio. pp. [1200]-1249 (43 colour maps; 1 folding). loose sheets. [Toronto]: 1964. $125
516. UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB OF TORONTO. The First Fifty Years A History of the University Women’s Club of Toronto. 1903-1953. 8vo. pp. v, 50. frontis. cloth. [Toronto: 1953]. $35
First Edition.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
517. BISSELL, Claude. Halfway up Parnassus A Personal Account of the University of Toronto 1932-1971. 8vo. pp. [10], 197. b/w frontis. Index. cloth. dw. Author’s presentation copy. [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, [1974]. $50
First Edition.
518. FORWARD, Dorothy F. The History of Botany in the University of Toronto. 8vo. pp. [8], 97. several full-page b/w illus. cloth. signed by the author. [Toronto]: 1977. $45
First Edition.
519. LANGTON, John [1808-1894] & WILSON, Daniel [1816-1892]. University Question The Statements Of…With Notes And Extracts From The Evidence Taken Before The Committee Of The Legislative Assembly On The University. 8vo. pp. 90. original printed wrs. Toronto: Rowsell & Ellis, 1860. $100
First Edition. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Toronto “jointed with Professor Daniel Wilson in 1860 in defending, before a parliamentary committee, the university’s claim to an exclusive right to government financial support, which Egerton Ryerson and others were challenging on behalf of the denominational colleges.” (DCB)
TPL 3994. Casey I 2836.
520. MONTAGNES, Ian. An Uncommon Fellowship The Story Of Hart House. 8vo. pp. viii, 203, [1]. 16 double-sided b/w plates & b/w plans. cloth. dw. Signed & inscribed by the author. [Toronto]: University Of Toronto Press, [1969]. $45
First Edition.
521. REED, T.A. (Compiler). The Blue and White A Record Of Fifty Years of Athletic Endeavour at the University of Toronto.8vo. pp. xiii, [3], 319. colour frontis. & many b/w illus. (some full-page). cloth (small nick to upper rear cover). signed by ‘T.A. Reed & dated 19 iv ‘45’. Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 1944. $50
First Edition
522. reed, t.a. (Editor). A History of the University of Trinity College Toronto 1852 1952. 8vo. pp. xii, 313. 20 plates (most double-sided). indices. cloth. dw. (light shelf wear to lower edges & former owner’s name on front blank & dw. soiled with few spots & tattered edges). [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, 1952. $75
First Edition.
523. RICHARDSON, Douglas. A Not Unsightly Building University College and Its History... with J.M.S. Careless, G.M. Craig & Peter Heyworth... pp. ix, [1],174. numerous illus. (some full & double-page & many colour). index. cloth. dw. (crease to upper corners throughout, upper corners of covers bumped, few short tears & some wear to edges of dw.). Toronto: Mosaic Press for University College, [1990]. $50
First Edition.
524. RYERSON, [Adolphus Egerton] [1803-1882]. University Question; The Rev. Dr. Ryerson’s Defence Of The Wesleyan Petitions To The Legislature, And Of Denominational Colleges As Part Of Our System Of Public Instruction, In Reply To Dr. Wilson And Mr. Langton, Before A Select Committee Of The Legislative Assembly… 8vo. pp. 49, [1]errata. original printed wrs. Quebec: Printed By Thompson & Co., 1860. $250
First Edition. The Methodists charged that the University of Toronto and University College had wrongfully appropriated and wasted funds designed by the University of Toronto Act of 1853 for other colleges including the Methodists’ Victoria College, and had lowered educational standards in the province.
TPL 4012. Casey I 2837. Dionne III 974. Morgan p. 333. Sabin 74581.
525. THE SIGMUND SAMUEL LIBRARY of the University Of Toronto [Cover Title].folio. [pp.28]. many illus. (2 colour). cloth-backed. bds. [Toronto: Designed & Produced By Brigdens Limited, 1953]. $30
526. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. Torontonensis The Year Book Of The University Of Toronto 1934 Volume XXXVI. 4to. pp. 462. numerous b/w portraits & illus. (incl. 3 full-page Owen Staples reproductions). gilt-stamped decorative cloth (extremities bit rubbed & creasing to last leaf). [Toronto]: Joint Executive Of The Students’ Administrative Councils, 1934. $60
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527. VISSER, John de. University Of Toronto A Time To Remember Photographed By… 4to. pp. 12. profusely illus. (many colour & some double-page). cloth (upper corner of front cover bumped). dw. (short tear to front dw.). Louisville: Harmony House, [1989]. $35
First Edition.
528. VASS, B. Toronto A Photo Study of Urban Development. folio. pp. [2], 93. numerous b/w illus. wrs. (front cover creased with pen tracing to one word, lower corners of outer leaves curled). Toronto: …McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1971. $45
529. (VILLENEUVE, Cardinal). Souvenir Booklet Of The Visit To Toronto Of His Eminence Cardinal Villeneuve, O.M.I., Archbishop of Quebec, June 5-9, 1934. 8vo. pp. 83, [1]. illus. wrs. (few short tears to edges of wrs.). Toronto: St. Michael's College, 1934. $40
First Edition.
530. VISSER, John de. Toronto…Introduction and Notes by William Toye. 8vo. pp. 112. illus. (some colour). wrs. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1975. $20
First Edition.
Aitken p. 96.
531. VOLPI, Charles P. De. Toronto A Pictorial Record Historical Prints And Illustrations Of The City Of Toronto Province Of Ontario Canada 1813-1882. folio. pp. xii, 7, [2]. 130 plates (several folding). index. cloth. dw. Montreal: Dev-Sco Publications Ltd., [1965]. $100
First Edition.
532. WALLACE, W.G. These Forty Years –And After Being The Story, 1887-1927, Of Bloor Street United Church Toronto. 12mo. pp. 101. illus. cloth-backed bds. Toronto: Rous And Mann, Limited, December, 1927. $40
First Edition.
533. WATTIE, Dora E. One Hundred Years A Retrospect 1857-1957 Weston Grammar School to Weston Collegiate and Vocational School… for the Centenary Celebration…8vo. pp. 148. many b/w illus. cloth (extremities rubbed). [Toronto: 1957]. $35
First Edition.
534. WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Memories Of Weston Volume 1 A Collection of Essays Published as a Centennial Project of the Weston Historical Society, 1981 Reprinted September, 1995. 4to. pp. 60. many b/w illus. spiral bound. Weston: 1995. $40
1995 reprint includes three essays not included in first publication.
535. WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. A Pictorial History of Weston [Cover Title]. oblong 8vo. pp. 62. numerous b/w illus. wrs. (light wear to edges & spine & name in ink on first page). [Weston: 1981]. $35
536. WICKSON, Ted. Reflections of Toronto Harbour 200 Years Of Port Activity And Waterfront Development. oblong 4to. pp. 176. 225+ illus. (some colour). biblio. Index. cloth. dw. (slanted crease to front dw fold over). signed by the author. Toronto: Toronto Port Authority, [2002]. $100
First Edition.
537. WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION. The Mackenzie Homestead 82 Bond Street, Toronto [Cover Title]. 12mo. [pp. 20]. related promotional leaf taped to inner back cover. several b/w illus. & maps. wrs. (cellotape & sticker to upper spine, few scattered rubberstamps & pen notations to inner margin of first leaf). [Toronto: Designed and Printed by T.H. Best Printing Company, Limited, 1947]. $35
538. wm. rennie seeds limited. Rennie’s Seed Annual for 1935 [Cover Title]. 4to. [pp. 70]. Farm price list loosely inserted. profusely illus. in b/w & colour. pictorial wrs. (light wear to covers). Toronto…: 1935. $125
No. 539
539. (YORK IMPRINT - 1809). UPPER CANADA. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Printed Document, blanks not filled in, reading: Executive Council Office. York, August 7th, 1809. Notice is hereby given, that unless the Lessees of the Crown and Clergy Reserves, shall pay the arrears of Rent due by them respectively, on or before the first day of January next, that legal steps will be forthwith used to recover the same; and that measures bill be taken for the cancelling of the Leases. By Command of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in Council... folio broadside (32.5 x 19.6 cm.). [York: 1809]. $800
Fleming 53.
540. (YORK IMPRINT – 1829). METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CANADA. The Doctrine And Discipline Of The Methodist Episcopal Church In Canada. 18mo. pp. 162. contemporary quarter sheep (worn, paper covering on sides gone, some foxing & staining, tears in title & 1 leaf – the latter repaired – no loss, few leaves loose). old ownership entry of John Cowan, recording that he bought the book from the Reverend Cyrus Allison. engraved bookplate of Sol Eisen. York: Published By E.Ryerson And F.Metcalf, For The Methodist Episcopal Church In Canada, 1829. $500
Regarded as the Methodist’s first imprint in Canada. Scarce.
Fleming 441. TPL 1554.
