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WILBY, Thomas W.
A Motor Tour Through Canada.
London: John Lane..., 1914..
12mo. pp. xviii, [1 leaf], 290. 31 plates after photographs. cloth (spine ends & corners slightly frayed, some foxing throughout, library bookplate on front paste-down). First Edition. The first cross-Canada tour by car from Halifax to Victoria and the first crossing of the Rockies by car.
$125 USD Book Number: elala4513 Order / Enquire

[WILCOCKE, Samuel Hull] [1766?-1833].
A Narrative Of Occurrences In The Indian Countries Of North America, Since The Connexion Of The Right Hon. The Earl Of Selkirk With The Hudson's Bay Company, And His Attempt To Establish A Colony On The Red River.
London: Printed By B.McMillan, Sold By T.Egerton., 1817..
8vo. pp. xiv, 152, [2 leaves], 87. 19th century half calf (lacking spine label). old ms. notes on a few pages. First Edition. This anonymous pamphlet was issued under the direction of the London representatives of the North West Company to counter charges of unwarranted aggression and destruction of the Selkirk settlement on the Red River, levelled against them by John Halkett in his Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement (1817). The Narrative presents a brief outline of the establishment and growth of the Selkirk Colony from 1812, and attempts to defend and justify the North West Company's actions as the natural consequence of the encroachments, hostilities and provocations of Lord Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company. Although sometimes attributed to Simon McGillivary and Edward Ellice, the elder, the work was probably prepared by Samuel Hull Wilcocke, "a hack-writer in the employ of the North West Company". (TPL) Gagnon II 1948. Lande 1313. Peel 50. Sabin 20699. Streeter VI 3675. TPL 1108. Vlach 761.
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[WILCOCKE, Samuel Hull] [1766?-1833].
A Narrative Of Occurrences In The Indian Countries of North America, Since The Connexion Of The Right Hon. The Earl Of Selkirk With The Hudson's Bay Company, And His Attempt To Establish A Colony On The Red River; With A Detailed Account Of His Lordship's Military Expedition To, And Subsequent Proceedings At Fort William, In Upper Canada.
Montreal: James Brown, 1818..
8vo. pp. xiv, 154, [4], 96. contemporary tree sheep (head & tail of spine defective, institutional bookplates & several rubberstamps, some scattered foxing). from the library of William Henry Allen Davies, fur-trader for the Hudson's Bay Company [d. 1867], with his signature. First Canadian Edition. This anonymous pamphlet was issued under the direction of the London representatives of the North West Company to counter charges of unwarranted aggression and destruction of the Selkirk settlement on the Red River, levelled against them by John Halkett in his Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement (1817). The Narrative presents a brief outline of the establishment and growth of the Selkirk Colony from 1812, and attempts to defend and justify the North West Company's actions as the natural consequence of the encroachments, hostilities and provocations of Lord Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company. Although sometimes attributed to Simon McGillivary and Edward Ellice, the elder, the work was probably prepared by Samuel Hull Wilcocke, "a hack-writer in the employ of the North West Company". (TPL) Dionne III 105. Peel 106n. Sabin 20699n. TPL 1110. Vlach 762. Vlach, Impressions Québécoises, 1097. cfGagnon II 1948. cfStreeter VI 3675.
$1800 USD Book Number: elala4753 Order / Enquire

[WILCOCKE, Samuel Hull] [1766?-1833].
Récit Des Événemens Qui On Eu Lieu Sur Le Territoire Des Sauvages Dans L'Amérique Septentrionale, Depuis Les Liaisons Du Très Hon. Comte De Selkirk Avec La Compagnie De La Baie D'Hudson, Et La Tentative Faite Par Ce Comte De Fonder Une Colonie Sur La Rivière Rouge...
Montreal : James Brown, 1818..
8vo. pp. xi, [1]blank, 137, [1]blank. 89. old wrs., new cloth spine with remains of printed paper spine label. ownership entry on of J.N.Provencher, possibly Joseph Norbert Provencher [1787-1853], Roman Catholic missionary to the North West (1818), later bishop of St. Boniface (1847-53). modern quarter calf clamshell box. First Edition of the French Translation by Montreal lawyer Hughes Heney [1789-1844]. This anonymous pamphlet was issued under the direction of the London representatives of the North West Company to counter charges of unwarranted aggression and destruction of the Selkirk settlement on the Red River, levelled against them by John Halkett in his Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement (1817). The Narrative presents a brief outline of the establishment and growth of the Selkirk Colony from 1812, and attempts to defend and justify the North West Company's actions as the natural consequence of the encroachments, hostilities and provocations of Lord Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company. Although sometimes attributed to Simon McGillivary and Edward Ellice, the elder, the work was probably prepared by Samuel Hull Wilcocke, "a hack-writer in the employ of the North West Company". (TPL) Dionne I 127. Gagnon I 2940. Lande 1513. Peel 108. Streeter VI 3679. TPL 1109. Vlach 763. Vlach, Impressions Québécoises, 1098. cfSabin 60367 [vide RÉCIT].
$2200 USD Book Number: elala4754 Order / Enquire

[WILCOCKE, Samuel Hull] [1766?-1833]. (Editor).
Report Of The Proceedings Connected With The Disputes Between The Earl Of Selkirk And The North-West Company, At The Assizes, Held At York, In Upper Canada, October 1818. From Minutes Taken In Court.
Montreal Printed, London: Re-Printed By B.McMillan.Sold by Egerton, Whitehall, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, and J.Richardson,.
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xxv, 225, [1]blank, 203, [1]blank, 48. 19th century calf (some wear to spine). First London Edition of the controversial Selkirk trials. Following the violent attack on the Red River settlement and massacre at Seven Oaks in 1816 of Governor Semple and twenty of his men, Lord Selkirk instituted legal proceedings against the North West Company. The subsequent trial was little more than a farce. All of the North West Company's influence and power was brought to bear on behalf of its employees and partners; some prisoners were released, others escaped, and the place of trial was shifted from Lower Canada to York, where the Company was linked through family ties with some of the province's leading figures. The delays and setbacks seriously eroded Selkirk's finances and health, and the trial did not finally take place until 1818. Each of the accused was acquitted, and several months later, Lord Selkirk, along with his agent Miles Macdonnell and other Selkirk supporters, were indicted for conspiracy to ruin the trade of the North West Company, and Selkirk himself was fined 2,000 pounds for damages. The Report is divided into three parts: I - The Trial of Paul Brown and François Firmin Boucher; II - The Trial of the Accessories: John Siveright, Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser; III - The Trial of John Cooper and Hugh Bennerman. The postscript relates the indictment of Selkirk and the preface contains a defence of the North West Company against the 'calumnies' of the press. Lande 1367. Peel 112n. Sabin 79016. TPL 1146. cfDionne III 113, cfGagnon I 2988, cfStreeter VI 3687, cfVlach 563 (Montreal Edn.).
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WILKINS, Harriet Annie [1829-188].
Wayside Flowers. With A Preface By The Rev. William Stephenson.
Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Company, 1876..
8vo. pp. viii, [9]-255. original black & gilt-stamped cloth (cloth soiled, extremities frayed, back joint cracked, bit shaken). First Edition. Watters p. 212.
$75 USD Book Number: elala3893 Order / Enquire

WILKINS, Taylor.
Haliburton By Rail and the I. B. & O.
[Minden, ON: the Author, 1992]..
4to. pp. 3 p.l., 134. profusely illus. (incl. maps). wrs. Very good. Signed by the Author. First Edition.
$35 USD Book Number: dola1005 Order / Enquire

WILKINSON, Anne.
Lions In The Way A Discursive History of the Oslers.
Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1956..
8vo. pp.vii, [5], 274. 10 plates. index. cloth (soiled). dw. (torn & chipped). First Edition.
$46 USD Book Number: CLKonWIL68 Order / Enquire

WILKINSON, Anne.
The Hangman Ties The Holly.
Toronto: Macmillan, 1955..
8vo. pp. [6], 57. cloth. dw (edges worn, with 2 short tears in edges of dw). First Edition.
$45 USD Book Number: aly399 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, David R.
"...The Man For A New Country: Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie.
Sidney, B.C.: Gray's Publishing Ltd., 1977..
8vo. pp. x, 333. frontis. portrait & 6 double-sided plates. illus. on endleaves. biblio. index. bds. dw. (short tears to edges). First Edition.
$40 USD Book Number: elala4755 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, James William [1825-1892].
Autograph letter, signed.
np: [c1863-90]..
8vo. 4 pages. stitched in blue wrs. (horizontal folds). WILLIAMS, James William [1825-1892] [Anglican Bishop of Quebec (1863-92)]. Autograph letter, signed 'JW. Quebec', undated [c1863-90], to J.A.Thompson of Windsor. ".I am a reader of the Net, which is circulated largely in the diocese of Quebec. If my warm recommendation will increase the circulation that shall not be wanting. I have no accounts of the diocese by me that wd. bue of use to you. I have sent pour Cookesleys Diary. I think you knew him in Natal. Anyhow it is an excellent memorial of a most excellent man."
$125 USD Book Number: elala851 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, Jeffery.
Byng Of Vimy General and Governor General.
np.: Leo Cooper book published in association with Secker & Warburg, [1983]..
8vo. pp. xvi, 398, [2]. 12 double-sided plates. text maps. maps on endleaves. biblio. index. cloth. dw. First Edition.
$46 USD Book Number: CLLngWIL60 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, John [1664-1729].
The Redeemed Captive Returning To Zion: Or, A Faithful History Of Remarkable Occurrences In The Captivity And Deliverance Of Mr. John Williams.
Greenfield, Mass.: Thomas Dickman, 1800 [i.e. 1802]..
12mo. pp. 248. contemporary calf (very worn, moderate foxing throughout, few marginal tears). Sixth Enlarged Edition. "One of the most famous and most popular captivity narratives.As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty, [it] ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative, published in 1682." (Howes) The Reverend Williams, in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians in 1703, was carried off to Canada along with his family and other members of the community, his wife and two of his children being tomahawked along the way. The narrative was originally published in Boston in 1707; added for the first time in the present edition is the 'Historical Sketch of Deerfield' by John Taylor (pp. 198-220). Evans 39104. Howes W-461. Sabin 104270. Shaw & Shoemaker 3560. cfField (listing 6th edn. as published in 1795). cfAyer 311. cfTPL 141. cfGagnon I 3712-13 & II 2263-64.
$500 USD Book Number: elala1930 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, M.B.
The Kicking Horse Trail Scenic Highway from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia.
[Ottawa: [Canadian National Parks..., 1928]..
8vo. pp. 47. [1]. folding map & numerous text illus. pictorial wrs.
$45 USD Book Number: elala4756 Order / Enquire

WILLIAMS, Walter (Editor).
The State Of Missouri An Autobiography Edited For M.T.Davis, F.J.Moss, B.H.Bonfoey, W.H.Marshall.The Missouri Commission To The Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
[Columbia, Missouri: Department of Publication of the Missouri Commission], 1904..
8vo. pp. 5 p.l., 592. with half-title. 4 folding maps. numerous text illus. & maps. original gilt-stamped cloth (extremities frayed). First Edition. Prepared for the Missouri exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, this 'autobiography' of the state contains chapters on the climate, agriculture, live stock, dairying, manufactures, major cities, counties, &c.
$75 USD Book Number: elala1931 Order / Enquire

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