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Very Good (21.5 cm x 14 cm), single fold, printed paper brochure. Gently soiled, else very good copy. [1783]

Toronto: C. Blackett Robinson, 1886. Octavo. (21.7 cm x 14.3 cm), pp. 20 (includes upper & lower cover). Original cream printed paper, pamphlet-stitched binding. Covers dust-soiled, with browning around edges, else very good copy. [1967]

Octavo (23 cm x 16 cm), pp. 77, 3 portrait plates on a yellow-toned paper. Original dark cream printed card covers, sewn binding, deckled fore-edge. Covers darkened primarily to the spine and around edges, else near fine, clean copy. [2023]

First Edition. Octavo (21 cm x 15 cm), pp. 32, line-art. Original beige illustrated paper wraps with cover lettering in red on a black panel, stapled binding. Tanning to covers primarily around edges, else fine copy of the first publication of a rare World War II magazine. (Unsure if additional issues were ever published.) Contains an article by A.W. Dyas 'Why not Canada?' "At this moment some millions of men and women in the Services are wondering what life holds in store for them after the war. Can a picture of Canada, its development and openings, help to solve the problem?" - opening paragraph. [2025]

Fourth Edition (with Maps). Octavo (24.5 cm x 16.5 cm), pp. 96, original blue printed paper wrappers, stapled binding, 12 inserted plates of photos, 3 maps which include huge folding frontis. map of townships open for settlement, large folding map of Rainy River district near rear, and a text map: Plan of Dryden. Covers lightly dust soiled, some fading to spine and edges, 1 cm tear at head of spine along joint (not chipped), tiny corner curl, short (1.5 cm) closed tear at bottom edge of front cover, some tanning to margins of title-page (surrounding folded map). Otherwise a very good, tight copy of a scarce item. "It is the object of this pamphlet to render better known the capabilities of those parts of our undeveloped lands which for brevity's sake we are accustomed to call our Northern Districts,--namely, Eastern Algoma, North Nipissing, Temiscaming and the Rainy River country. The statements hereafter made are drawn principally from official sources, or other accurate information, and in most cases the authority is cited." - from the Intro. [2230]

First Edition Thus. Octavo. (22 cm x 15 cm), pp. 88. Grey printed paper wraps, title-page reproduced in frame to front cover, sewn binding. Covers soiled and stained, spine ends chipped, minor nicks to corners, light damp stains to bottom of rear cover and to bottom margin of last 7 leaves diminishing within (text not affected), small spot of damp staining to bottom margin of title-page and intro page, and along fore-edge. Otherwise, a very good copy (sounds worse than it is). [2249]

Octavo. (24.5 cm x 16.8 cm), pp. 46. Grey printed paper wraps with etched portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, stapled binding. Covers coming loose from the staples, chipped at staples, spine ends, and upper cover fore-edge, top corner of front cover detached and loosely inserted, soiling to margins, tanning to text margins. Otherwise a good copy of the first publication of this series attributed to the National Liberal Federation of Canada. [2250]

[Toronto: The Association, 1896?], Printed by The Carswell Co., Ltd., Octavo. (21.7 cm x 14.6 cm), pp. 8, original printed blue wraps, stapled binding. Front and rear covers detached but present, covers lightly soiled and chipped, light crease to lower outer corner throughout text, very faint vertical crease where pamphlet may once have been folded; one contemporary ink addition to p.3, and several to the list of Officers on p.7. In red ink is the addition of Dr. G. Sterling Ryerson's name as President (he became the second President of the Association after the death of John Beverley Robinson), also in red ink is a correction of the name Charles Gamble, Q.C. to 'Clarke' Gamble, in black ink is the addition of 'Southern Branch" (Rt. Hon. D. Tisdale M.P ...), and under Honorary Vice-Presidents these names were added: The Earl of Carnwath, Maj. Gen. C.W. Robinson C.B., Sir Chas. Hibbert Tupper Q.C., K.C.M.G., and Lt. Col. Chas. Crutchley, Scots Guards D.A.A.G.

Original Illustrated Wrappers. (17.7 cm x 12.7 cm), pp. 65, 66-68 adverts + frontispiece and 15 inserted half-tone photo plates. Cream, illustrated paper wraps, adverts to rear cover, inside rear cover and inside front cover, stapled binding. Covers lightly soiled, one small closed tear to bottom edge of front cover, spine chipped with 2.5 cm piece missing from tail, otherwise a very good plus copy of a fishing rarity. "To those whom Fortune has presented, from her store of gifts, the particular one most dear to lovers of the rod and gun, the desire to seek the haunts of fish and game, I dedicate this work. He who casts the fly, or he who prefers the gun, can find equally satisfying sport in the territory described." - from dedication. [2287]