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WAGNER, Anton (Ed.).
Canada's Lost Plays Volume Four Colonial Quebec: French-Canadian Drama, 1606-1966.
Toronto: Canadian Theatre Review Publications, 1982..
8vo. pp. 334. text illus. biblio. cloth. dw.
$51 USD Book Number: CGNnaWAG2 Order / Enquire
WAIT, Benjamin.
The Wait Letters. Introduction by Mary Brown & Afterword by Michael Cross.
[Erin, Ontario]: Press Porcépic Limited, [1976]..
8vo. pp. 159. some b/w illus. boards. dw. (rear fore-edge spotted, 1 short & long tear).
$50 USD Book Number: stela1889 Order / Enquire
[WAKEFIELD, Edward Gibbon] [1796-1862].
England And America. A Comparison Of The Social And Political State Of Both Nations.
London: Richard Bentley, 1833..
2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. xii, 331, [1]; iv, 341, [1] + [2]ads. A nice copy in original blind-stamped cloth, recased preserving endleaves (paper spine label rubbed, slight fraying to lower spine & corners, occasional light foxing, inner front hinge cracked). Inscribed from the Author. First Edition. A detailed examination of the social state and political economy of England and America, with discussion of free trade, slavery and emigration. Included is an elaboration of Wakefield's theory of systematic colonization (a method of planned emigration combined with the sale of crown lands), particularly in relation to Australia and Canada. His persistent efforts led to the establishment of successful settlements based on his theory in South Australia and New Zealand. Wakefield also played a significant role in Canadian political history. In 1838, he accompanied Lord Durham to Canada as his unofficial adviser, and the celebrated Durham Report, though drawn up by Charles Buller, embodied in slightly modified form, Wakefield's theories of colonial self- government and land settlement. Goldsmiths' 27890. Howes W-18. Kress C.3643. Palgrave III p. 648. Sabin 100976.
$699 USD Book Number: elala336 Order / Enquire
WALCOTT, Mary [Morris] Vaux [1860-1940].
North American Wild Flowers.
Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1925..
5 Volumes. folio. 400 colour plates. wrapper-bound text & plates loose in cloth portfolios (musty). First Trade Edition of this lovely colour plate book on Rocky Mountain wild flowers. Mrs. Walcott's sketches were based on three to four months travel each year for ten years in the company of her husband, who was engaged in geological explorations. Nissen 2094. Stafleu & Cowan 16.550.
$1200 USD Book Number: elala5112 Order / Enquire
WALDENSTRÖM, P[aul Petter] [1838-1917].
Nya Färder I Amerikas Förenta Stater.
Stockholm: Antiebolaget Normans Förlag, [1902]..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 540. 2 plates (incl. folding colour lithograph) & numerous text illus. (many full-page & incl. double-page plan of New York). original black & gilt-stamped pictorial cloth (spine faded, extremities slightly frayed). First Edition. Impressions of Boston, New York, Niagara, Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Kansas, Philadelphia, Washington, &c.
$128 USD Book Number: CLDaWALD78 Order / Enquire
WALKER, Annie ET AL.
Fifty Years of Achievement In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Women's Institutes of Ontario.
[Toronto]: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, 1948..
8vo. pp. 5 p.l., 163. frontis portrait. text illus. cloth (ex.-lib.). First Edition.
$41 USD Book Number: CLKftWAL41 Order / Enquire
WALKER, Harry & Olive.
Carleton Saga.
Ottawa: Published by the authority of Carleton County Council, 1968..
4to. pp. xvi, 571, [1 leaf]. profusely illus. (some full-page). index. cloth (covers faded). First Edition. Aitken p. 14. [WITH]: CANADA. NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION. Ottawa & Hull A Short History. 8vo. pp. [2], 18. several b/w illus. pictorial wrs. Ottawa: 1966.Third Edition. Aitken p. 66n.
$87 USD Book Number: CLKrlWAL36 Order / Enquire
WALKER, Harry J.
100 Years Ottawa and The Valley: A Backward Glance From Centennial Year [Cover Title].
[Ottawa: 1967]..
8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 87. text in double columns. illus. wrs. First Collected Edition, reprinted from the Ottawa Journal. Aitken p. 68.
$45 USD Book Number: elala5747 Order / Enquire
WALKER, Sir Hovenden [1656?-1728].
A Journal: Or Full Account Of the late Expedition To Canada. With An Appendix Containing Commissions, Orders, Instructions, Letters, Memorials, Courts-Martial, Councils of War, &c. relating thereto.
London: Printed for D.Browne, W.Mears, and G.Strahan, 1720..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 304. lacking initial advert leaf. woodcut head & tailpieces & initials. 1 diagram in the text. contemporary calf, rebacked preserving endleaves (paper lightly embrowned, small paper repair in blank portion of title). First Edition of British naval commander, Sir Hovenden Walker's account of his failed attempt to capture the city of Quebec in August 1711. Published nine years after the expedition and five years after his peremptory dismissal from service, it is basically an attempt at self-vindication. The British Government's decision to attack Quebec was made in the wake of the easy conquest of Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.) in 1710 by British and American forces commanded by Francis Nicholson. Such a spectacular military success under Tory auspices would reap political rewards and bring a swift and favourable end to the war. The project, however, was shrouded in secrecy, ill-planned, and attended by disaster. Lacking adequate provisions and without reliable and competent pilots, the force, consisting of nine ships of war, two bomb vessels, and sixty transports and tenders, carrying approximately seventy-five hundred troops and marines, met with gale and heavy fog. Seven transports and one storeship were wrecked, and nearly nine hundred lives were lost. After two months, Walker abandoned all attempts to complete his mission and returned to England. The disaster was forgotten until 1715 and the accession of George I, who called the Whigs back to power. Walker's name was struck from the list of Admirals and the half-pay list and he was summoned to account for his conduct. Retiring to South Carolina for two years, he composed this detailed and personal record of the affair, based on memory, a pocket diary, and various letters and documents supplied to him by the secretary of the Admiralty, Josiah Burchett (most of Walker's original books, journals and charts from the expedition perished in an explosion in 1711). Bell W25. Dionne II 354. European Americana 720/236. Gagnon I 3690. Howes W-39. JCB I 295. Lande 886. Sabin 101050. TPL 148. Vlach 749. DCB II pp. 658-62. Story p. 819.
$3497 USD Book Number: elala2695 Order / Enquire
WALKER, Sir Hovenden [1656?-1728].
The Walker Expedition To Quebec, 1711. Edited With An Introduction By Gerald S. Graham.
Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. No. XXXII], 1953..
8vo. pp. xx, 441, [xiv]. frontis. & 3 full-page text maps. original gilt-crested cloth, top edge gilt, others untrimmed (bit rubbed, spine slightly discoloured). Second Edition, Limited to 550 copies of British naval commander, Sir Hovenden Walker's account of his failed attempt to capture the city of Quebec in August 1711, for which he was peremptorily dismissed from service. It is based on memory, a pocket diary, and various letters and documents supplied to him by the secretary of the Admiralty, Josiah Burchett (most of Walker's original books, journals and charts from the expedition perished in an explosion in 1711). The editor has added various documents and letters from the Public Record Office and other sources. cfTPL 148. DCB II pp. 658-62.
$150 USD Book Number: elala5402 Order / Enquire
WALL, Ann (Ed.).
Mindscapes Poems By Zieroth.
[Toronto]: Anansi, [1971]..
12mo. pp. 136, [2]. wrs.
$31 USD Book Number: CLLndWAL46 Order / Enquire
WALLACE, Frederick William.
In The Wake Of The Wind-Ships Notes, Records And Biographies Pertaining To The Square-Rigged Merchant Marine Of British North America.
New York: George Sully & Company, [1927]..
8vo. pp. xii, 282. frontis. 30 double-sided plates. map on front endleaf. index. cloth. First Edition.
$128 USD Book Number: CLLTWALL61 Order / Enquire
WALLACE, Frederick William.
Record Of Canadian Shipping A List Of Square-Rigged Vessels, Mainly 500 Tons And Over, Built In The Eastern Provinces Of British North America From The Year 1786 To 1920.
Toronto: Musson Book Company Limited, [1929]..
8vo. pp. xv, 302. numerous illus. (some full-page). map on rear endpapers. cloth (cloth spotted, front endpapers foxed). dw. (dw. soiled & with tears to edges). First Edition, Limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by the Author.
$125 USD Book Number: elala5113 Order / Enquire
WALLACE, W. Stewart (Ed.).
The Royal Canadian Institute Centennial Volume 1849-1949.
Toronto: Royal Canadian Institute, 1949..
8vo. pp. ix, 232, [2]. frontis portrait. 8 double-sided plates. cloth. First Edition.
$46 USD Book Number: CLLeWALL83 Order / Enquire
WALLACE, W. Stewart.
The Royal Canadian Institute Centennial Volume 1849-1949.
Toronto: Royal Canadian Institute, 1949..
8vo. pp. ix, 232, [2]. frontis portrait. 8 double-sided plates. cloth (ex.-lib.). First Edition.
$46 USD Book Number: CLLeWALL77 Order / Enquire
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