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WINGFIELD, Alex[ander] H[amilton] [1828-1896].
Poems And Songs, In Scotch And English.
Hamilton, On.: Printed At The "Times" Book And Job Office, 1873..
12mo. pp. xvi, 255, [1]. (2 preliminary leaves misbound). original gilt-stamped cloth (covers stained, some foxing to outer leaves). First Edition. Watters p. 213.
$60 USD Book Number: elala3894 Order / Enquire

WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE DEFENSE COMMITTEE.
The Winnipeg General Sympathetic Strike May-June 1919.Strike - Arrests - Trials - Penitentiary. [At Head of Title: "Saving The World From Democracy"].
[Winnipeg]: Wallingford Press, [1919]..
8vo. pp. 276. original printed wrs. (head & foot of spine chipped, some dampstaining to lower margins). First Edition. The defense committee was composed of delegates from the various labour organizations in Winnipeg. Peel 4548.
$200 USD Book Number: elala3507 Order / Enquire

WINSOR, Justin.
Cartier to Frontenac Geographical Discovery In The Interior Of North America In Its Historical Relations 1534-1700.
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin And Company, 1894..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., viii, 379. profusely illus. original cloth, t.e.g. First Edition.
$125 USD Book Number: elala2696 Order / Enquire

WITHROW, W[illam] H[enry] [1839-1908].
Barbara Heck A Tale of Early Methodism.
Toronto...: William Briggs, [c1895]..
12mo. pp. 238. frontis. portrait. original cloth (cloth bit puckered & spotted). Fourth Thousand. cfWatters p. 420.
$50 USD Book Number: elala3895 Order / Enquire

[WIX, Edward] [1802-1866].
Six Months Of A Newfoundland Missionary's Journal, From February To August, 1835.
London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1836..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l, 264. with half-title. Unopened in original cloth-backed bds. (upper front joint frayed). First Edition. The Anglican minister, who served first at Bonavista in 1829 and then at St. John's, made extensive journeys along the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts in 1830 and 1835. The present journal of his 1835 tour and his active involvement in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the Temperance Society, church building and fund-raising, played a decisive role in the decision to create the diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda in 1837, with Aubrey George Spencer being appointed the first bishop. Interestingly Wix left Newfoundland in poor health and in debt to the amount of 1300 pounds after having been seen in the company of a prostitute. "Aimed at possible supporters of the mission to Newfoundland, [Wix's journal] contained many interesting comments on contemporary life. He was critical of the Roman Catholics of St. John's, "who are excited to frequent breaches of the peace by the most seditious Romish priesthood" and contrasted their behaviour with that of the friendly Roman Catholics of Placentia. He lamented the state of communications, asserting that it cost 25s. to convey a letter from Trinity to St. John's. He was shocked by the material, moral, and spiritual destitution which he encountered. On the Isle of Valen he found females dirty and almost naked, and performed baptisms in private houses because the mothers lacked clothes for churchgoing. One many in Fortune Bay had not seen a clergyman for 56 years. Always he had to compete with "grog ships". In The Bay of Islands he found profligacy, drunken orgies, and incest, and stated that "profanity is a dialect." His journal's appeal for help to save Newfoundland from sinking into heathendom did much to convince the Church of England that a bishop was needed." (Frederick Jones, DCB) Lande 2316. O'Dea 431. Sabin 104969. TPL 5068. DCB IX pp. 846-47. Story p. 561.
$599 USD Book Number: elala3129 Order / Enquire

WOELMONT, Arnold, Baron de [1849-1903].
Souvenirs Du Far-West.
Paris: Plon Et Cie., 1883..
18mo. pp. 2 p.l., 269. Uncut in original printed wrs. (some foxing throughout). First Edition. Chapter III, pp. 143-186, is devoted to the Mormons and Salt Lake City, Chapter IV, pp. 187-265, to California: San Francisco, mining, the Chinese, Yosemite. Howes W-608.
$320 USD Book Number: CELuvWOE61 Order / Enquire

WOLFE, [James] [1727-1759].
General Wolfe's Instructions To Young Officers: Also His Orders for a Battalion and an Army. Together With The Orders and Signals used in Embarking and Debarking an Army by Flat-bottom'd Boats.
London: Printed for J.Millan, 1780..
12mo. pp. 1 p.l., ix, [3], 106. 2 full-page diagrams in the text. ads on verso of title. modern quarter calf. Second Edition. A tribute to the military glory and genius of the 'conqueror of Quebec', published nine years after Wolfe's death. The work is divided into two parts, the first containing Wolfe's orders to the troops stationed at various towns in England and Scotland, the second composed of his instructions to the troops in Canada at Halifax, Louisbourg, Point Orleans, Montmorenci, Cape Rouge, and Sutherland. Also included are a brief laudatory biographical sketch of the British general and the text of the placard which Wolfe published on his arrival in the River St. Lawrence, 1759, requesting the surrender of the Canadians and extending to them "the sweets of peace amidst the horrors of war". Casey I 601. JCB II 2674. Lande 903. Morgan p. 401. Sabin 104989. TPL 305. cfDionne II 745, cfGagnon I 3726, cfTPL 305 (1st edn.: 1768).
$1898 USD Book Number: elala3612 Order / Enquire

WOOD, J[ohn] G[eorge] [1827-1889].
The Uncivilized Races Of Men In All Countries Of The World; Being A Comprehensive Account Of Their Manners And Customs, And Of Their Physical, Social, Mental, Moral And Religious Characteristics.
Hartford: J.B.Burr And Company, 1871..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., vi, [1 leaf], [11]-693; 1 p.l., [3], [694-1481. text in double columns. numerous wood-engraved plates. original blind-stamped cloth (rear joint of Vol. I partly split, spines chipped, light dampstain to outer margin of plates). An early American reprint. Volume I is devoted to African tribes while Volume II is concerned with the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, Borneo, North, Central and South America, Siberia, India, and the Far East.
$300 USD Book Number: elala3613 Order / Enquire

WOOD, Stanley.
Over The Range To The Golden Gate. A Complete Tourist's Guide To Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound And The Great North-West.
Chicago: R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co., 1897..
8vo. pp. 283. frontis. & numerous text illus. (some full-page). modern wrs. Smith 11176. cfSoliday IV 1113.
$103 USD Book Number: CODerWOO72 Order / Enquire

WOOD, William B[urke] [1779-1861].
Personal Recollections Of The Stage, Embracing Notices Of Actors, Authors, and Auditors, During A Period Of Forty Years.
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1855..
12mo. pp. 1 p.l., [xiii]-xxi, [1]blank, [23]-477 + 10(ads). engraved frontis. portrait. A nice copy in original blind-stamped cloth (head of spine & 1 corner frayed). armorial bookplate of Isaac Norris. First Edition. An important contribution to the history of the American stage, spanning the years 1798 to 1846. The author was a former actor and director of the Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Alexandria Theatres. A list of Wood's theatrical roles is given on pp. 473-77. Not in Sabin.
$175 USD Book Number: elala1934 Order / Enquire

WOOD, William [Charles Henry] (Editor).
Select British Documents Of The Canadian War Of 1812.
Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. Nos. XII, XIV, XV. XVII], 1920-28..
3 Volumes in 4. pp xv, 678, x; ix, 517, xi; viii, 551; 5 p.l., [543]-1061, xi. with half-titles. 11 plates. 8 folding maps (1 in colour) in rear pocket. original gilt-crested cloth, top edge gilt, others untrimmed (spines faded, slight discolouration to sides of Vols. I-II, stain on spine of last vol., 1st map with stain in upper margin & 2 small tears -- 1 with slight loss, the other with tape repair). First Edition, Limited 530 (Vols. I-II) and 550 copies (Vols. III-IV). TPL 1086. Howes W-644 ('aa' rating).
$800 USD Book Number: elala6107 Order / Enquire

WOOD, William [Charles Henry] (Editor).
The Logs Of The Conquest Of Canada.
Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. No. IV], 1909..
8vo. pp. xxvi, 335, [2]ads. 3 folding maps & 3 coloured plans on 1 folding sheet in rear pocket (1 colour). original gilt-crested cloth, top edge gilt (some light staining to covers & to edge of 1 map, spine sunned, corners frayed). First Edition, Limited to 520 copies. Selections from logs of ships on duty in Canada, 1758-60, printed from manuscript copies held by the Public Archives, Ottawa. TPL 336.
$200 USD Book Number: elala5404 Order / Enquire

WOODS, N[icolas] A[ugustus].
The Prince Of Wales In Canada And The United States.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1861..
8vo. pp. xv, 438 + [14]ads. with half-title. folding lithographed map. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (institutional blindstamp on title). First Edition. Account of the Prince of Wales' tour through North America in 1860, by the Special Correspondent for The Times. Dionne II 1448. Lande 904. TPL 4032.
$154 USD Book Number: CODeWOOD80 Order / Enquire

WOODS, R[obert] S[tuart] [1819-1906].
Harrison Hall And Its Associations, Or A History Of The Municipal, Judicial, And Educational Interests Of The Western Peninsula.
Chatham: Planet Book And John Dept. 1896..
8vo. pp. 150, [1]errata. frontis. portrait of the author & map of the Counties of Essex & Kent. title vignette. original cloth, rebacked with spine mounted (margins of portrait dampstained). First Edition. Morley p. 65.
$205 USD Book Number: CODrrWOO65 Order / Enquire

[WORCESTER, Noah] [1758-1837].
Monument Of A Beneficent Mission From Boston To St. John's, As An Appendix To Volume I, Of The Friend Of Peace. By Philo Pacificus [Pseud.]. [Cover Title].
Boston: Joseph T.Buckingham, May 25, 1818..
8vo. pp. 24. Uncut & stitched in original printed wrs. (spine perished, 3 library stamps, some foxing). "Issued as an appendix to vol. 1 of Worcester's The Friend of Peace, the work concerns a mission from Boston for the relief of the inhabitants of St. John's who had suffered two disastrous fires the 7th and 21st of November 1817." (TPL) O'Dea 341. TPL 7023. Not in Casey.
$205 USD Book Number: CORnu[WO85 Order / Enquire

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