Montreal Book Auctions: Montreal Book Auctions Ltd. L'Encan des Livres de Montreal. THE PAPERS OF ROBERT BELL 1841-1917."Your name is one that should live forever." -- J. E. Bernier. PART II. Thursday, December 14, 1978. at 2 p.m. precisely at The Ritz Cartlon Hotel,, 115,

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 14, 1978 - December 14, 1978

Page Size: 238 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
207	ALLAN, Hugh Andrew, b.1857, merchant and capitalist, president Allan Steamships Co., nephew of Sir Hugh Allan, 1810-1882	2 L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	September 12 and 23, 1907	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
208	ALLAN, William Anderson, mine owner and contractor, partner of Sir Sandford Fleming in firm of Allan and Fleming	3 A. L.s. and 2 L. s. and 1 telegram, to Robert Bell	Ottawa	27 May 1889 to Nov. 14, 1903	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
209	AMARON, A., Berthier, P.Q.	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Berthier	Dec. 5th, 1862	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
210	ANDERSON, Duncan S., physician, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	May 14th, 1896	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
211	ANDERSON, James, immigrant agent, Saginaw, Michigan	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Ottawa and Saginaw	1888 and 1893	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	40.00
212	ANDERSON, William Patrick, Chief engineer and general super- intendent of lighthouses, department of marine and fisheries	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	[n. p.], Ottawa	6 Jan., 1886 and 17 Feb. [n. y.]	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	50.00
213	AMI, Henri Marc, 1858-1931, geologist and palaeontologist of the Geological Survey	A large correspondence comprising 51 A. L. s. and 20 L.s., mostly addressed to Robert Bell	Ottawa	1900-1906	CAD 500.00 - 500.00	250.00
214	ANDREWS, George, draftsman, C.P.R. Company	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	Mar. 7th, 1890	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
215		ANONYMOUS. An anonymous letter signed "Brother on the Square" addressed to Robert Bell	Ottawa	March 27th, 1901	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	50.00
216		ANONYMOUS. An anonymous letter signed "Cromwell" addressed to Robert Bell	Queen's College, Kingston	Feb. 11th, 1865	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	65.00
217	ARCHIBALD, Charles D., mining entrepreneur, New Brunswick	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Halifax	Sept. 17, 1867	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
218	ARGYLL, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, ninth Duke of, and Marquis of Lome, 1845-1914, governor-general of Canada, 1878-1883	A correspondence between Robert Bell and the Duke of Argyll, comprising 6 A.L.s., 4 signed Lorne, 2 signed Argyll, to Robert Bell	Kensington Place and Inberaray	1891-1905	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	150.00
219	ARMSTRONG, George Frederick, professor of civil engineering at McGill College, Montreal	5 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal and elsewhere	21 April, 1872- 9 Feb. 1884	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	50.00
220	ARMSTRONG, William, artist, civil engineer, photographer, and draughtsman, 1822-1914	5 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Toronto Priory	Dec. 11, 1875 to April 3, 1877	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	320.00
221	ARMSTRONG, William C, explorer, Winnipeg	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Bear Hill Lake Camp	17 Feb., 1874	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	24.00
222	ASHBURNER, Charles A., assistant geologist of Pennsylvania Geological Survey	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Philadelphia	June 3 and Oct. 18, 1882	CAD 60.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
223	BECKER, Arthur, Palmnicken, East Prussia	L.s., to Robert Bell, on letterhead of Becker & Frank		June 13, 1893	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
224	BECKER, William S., cashier, Hudson's Bay Company Office, Winnipeg	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Winnipeg	Oct. 22, 1883	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
225	BEDSON, L.L., Manitoba Penitentiary, Stony Mountain, Man	2 A. L. s., to Robert Bell, on letterhead of Manitoba Penitentiary	Stony Mountain	23 Feb. 1883, and 28 Dec. 1886	CAD 60.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
226	BEHM, Ernst, 1830-1884, German geographer and statistician	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Gotha	16 Feb., 1882	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
227	BELL, Charles Napier, 1854-1936, historian, secretary-treasurer of Winnipeg Grain Exchange	A collection of 42 A.L.s. and 6 L.s., to Robert Bell	Winnipeg	Apr.9, 1879 to Oct. 20, 1908	CAD 600.00 - 600.00	500.00
228	BELL, James Abbott Mackintosh Bell, 1877-1934, geologist, explorer and author, the nephew of Robert Bell	A collection of correspondence of J. M. Bell	various places in Ontario, as well as Cambridge, Mass., New Zealand and England	1896-1907	CAD 700.00 - 700.00	600.00
229	BELL, John, 1845-1878, physician, younger brother of Robert Bell	A collection of manuscripts, documents, and ephemera relating particularly to the death of John Bell	Hamilton	1878	CAD 500.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
230	BLACKADER, Alexander Dougall, b. 1847, Montreal physician, successor to John Bell's practice, 1878	9 A.L.S., to Robert Bell ...			CAD 600.00 - 600.00	300.00
231	BOULTON, J. G.	2 A. L. S. , to Robert Bell	Owen Sound, and [n. p.]	May 10, 1886, Feb. 9, 1888	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
232	BOURINOT, Sir John George, 1837-1902, historian	8 A.L.S., and 1 L. s., to Robert Bell	Ottawa	1883-1901	CAD 80.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
233	BOVEY, Henry Taylor, 1852-1912, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, McGill University	5 A. L. s., and 5 L. s., to Robert Bell	[McGill, Montreal]	1886-1907	CAD 80.00 - 80.00	40.00
234	BOYLE, David, 1842-1911, ethnologist and archaeologist and museum curator	3 A. L. s. and 2 L. s., to Robert Bell	Toronto	1888-1908	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
235	BRAMBLE, Charles A., Great Northern Gold Mines, Ltd., Selkirk, Man.	3 A.L.S. and 3 L.s., to Robert Bell	Selkirk, Man.	1905 - 1908	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
236	BRIDGMAN, Herbert Lawrence, 1844-1924, American journalist and explorer, business manager of the Brooklyn Standard Union	2 L. s., to Robert Bell	Brooklyn	May 26 and Oct. 17, 1896	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
237	BRINTON, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899, American anthropologist and author	3 A.L.S., to Robert Bell	Philadelphia	Mar. 9 to Aug. 19, 1890	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	32.00
238	BRITTON, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934, American botanist and author	A. L.s., to Robert Bell	dated on letterhead of Columbia College, New York	Feb. 16, 1894	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	20.00
239	CALDWELL, William Clyde, 1843-1905, politician, Lanark, Ont.	16 A.L.s. to Robert Bell	Lanark and Toronto	1890-1902	CAD 200.00 - 200.00	100.00
240	CALVIN, Samuel, professor, State University of Iowa	L.s., to Robert Bell	Iowa City, Iowa	May 13, 1894	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
241	CAMERON, Edward Robert, 1857-1931, author and registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada	L.s., to Robert Bell	Ottawa	May 2, 1908	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
242	CAMPBELL, Neil, Winnipeg	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Winnipeg	March 27, 1894	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
243	CAMSELL, Charles, 1876-1958, geologist, deputy minister of mines, 1920-48, commissioner of the North West Territories, 1935-1946	16 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated from various places, i.e., Winnipeg, Collingwood, etc.	1901 -1905	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	350.00
244	CAMSELL, Julien Stewart, father of Charles Camsell and Chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company	7 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated from places in the Mackenzie District of the North West Territories, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Portage la Loche, etc.		CAD 200.00 - 200.00	260.00
245	CHIPMAN, Willis, civil, sanitary, and hydraulic engineer, Toronto	7 A. L. s. and 1 L. S. , to Robert Bell	dated from Toronto, Napanee, Little Current, Harlem, etc., some on letterheads of the Toronto Water Works	1876-1898	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	25.00
246	CHRISTY, Miller, editor and author, Hakluyt Society, London	3 L. s. and 1 A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	London	25 Feb. 1909 to 20 Oct. 1910	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
247	CHUTE, H.O., chemist and as sayer, Marquette Assay Office, Michigan	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Marquette, Michigan	April 28 and May 10, 1898	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
248	CLARK, John, Hudson's Bay Company agent, Marten's Falls	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Marten's Falls	20 May, 1880 and 8 Jan. 1881	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	170.00
249	CLARK, William, Hudson's Bay Company agent, Winnipeg	7 A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	Winnipeg, all on letterheads of the Hudson Bay Company	1884-1891	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	25.00
250	CLARKE, John Mason, 1857-1925, State palaeontologist of New York, 1898-1925	2 L.s., to Robert Bell	Albany, N. Y.		CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
251	COOK, Frederick, 1858-1943, journalist and civil servant, editor of the Canadian Who's Who	2 L.S., to Robert Bell	Ottawa, and Ottawa	Oct. 21, 1897, May 7, 1910	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
252	COTTER, James L., Hudson's Bay Company trader, Moose Factory, and Agnes Cotter, his daughter	6 A.L.s. (one from Agnes Cotter) to Robert Bell	Moose Factory	1878-1889	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	380.00
253	DAWSON, George Mercer, 1849-1901, geologist, Director of the Geological Survey, 1895-1901, son of Sir John William Dawson	10 A.L.s. and 6 L.s., to Robert Bell	Ottawa	1897-1901	CAD 200.00 - 200.00	160.00
254	DAWSON, H.P., Commander of the British expedition to Fort Rae to make magnetic observations of the North, 1882-1883	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	London	May 7, 1884	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	55.00
255	DAWSON, Sir John William, 1820-1899, educationist, naturalist, and principal of McGill University, 1855-1893	32 A.L.s. and 1 L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	1858-1886	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	150.00
256	DEVILLE, Edouard Gaston, 1849-1924, surveyor, Surveyor General of Canada, 1885-1924	3 L.s., to Robert Bell	Ottawa	24 Nov. 1883 to 21 May, 1907	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
257	DEVINE, P.H., United States treasury department, bureau of the mint	L.s., to Robert Bell	Washington, D.C.	Feb. 5, 1894	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
258	FLOYD, H., secretary Revelstoke Board of Trade	2 L.s., one to Robert Bell, the other, a duplicate, to William Alfred Galliher, judge and member of parliament ...			CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
259	FORSYTH, Robert, president, Thousand Islands Granite Company and Forsyth Granite & Marble Co., Ltd., Montreal	3 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	1890-1898	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
260	FORTESCUE, Joseph, Hudson's Bay Company, Chief Trader, York Factory, Chief Factor, Prince Albert	6 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	York Factory and Kingston	1879-1899	CAD 150.00 - 150.00	75.00
261	FRASER, Joshua, f1. 1853 -1887, clergyman and author	11 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	mostly from Mattawa	1887	CAD 120.00 - 120.00	100.00
262	FROOD, Thomas, fl. 1850-1904, C. P. R. employee, Crown Lands agent, Sudbury, and all-round eccentric	A lengthy correspondence comprising 11 A.L.s. and two holograph drafts of ideas for the betterment of Canada	Little Current, Ont.	Feb.10, 1902	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	200.00
263	FROST, George Henry, b. 1838, civil engineer and publisher	34 A. L. s. and 3 L.s. (6 of which are by Frost's son Edward) to Robert Bell	mostly from Chicago and, New York	1865-1876 and , 1889-1904	CAD 700.00 - 700.00	500.00
264	GALBRAITH, John, 1846-1914, educationist, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, University of Toronto, 1906-1914	10 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Toronto	1881-1896	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
265	GARSON, C.N., Fort Carleton, North West Territories	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Carleton	Jan. 22, 1883	CAD 40.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
266	GAUBAN DUMONT. Nome, Alaska	A. L. s., to Robert Bell	White Horse, Yukon	July 14, 1912	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	40.00
267	GENDREAU, Louis, mine owner, Beauce Co., P.Q.	A.L.s. to Robert Bell			CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
268	GIBSON, John Ayton, Winnipeg	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Winnipeg	Apr.l, 1887	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	24.00
269	GIFFORD, F.S., Edmonton	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Edmonton	Mar. 5, 1901	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
270	GISBORNE, Frederick Newton, 1824-1892, inventor, pioneer in North American telegraphy, superintendent of Canadian government telegraph and signal service, 1879-1892	2 A.L.S., to Robert Bell	Ottawa	Jan. 19, 1884 and June 19, 1890	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	27.00
271	GLADMAN, Thomas, son of George Gladman, 1800-1863, furtrader and explorer	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Parry Sound	Sept. 4, 1902	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	25.00
272	GOODWIN, William Lawton, b.1856, educationist, director of the Kingston School of Mining	A.L.s. and 2 L. s., to Robert Bell	Kingston	Mar.19, 1898 to Jan. 18, 1903	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
273	GORDON, Andrew Robertson, lieutenant, Royal Navy, commander of the Canadian Hudson's Bay Expeditions in 1885 and 1886 in the "Alert"	36 A. L. s. and 3 L. s. , to Robert Bell, and 2 copies of letters from Bell to Gordon, and 10 telegrams from Gordon to Bell	dated mostly on the letterhead of the Department of Marine, Meteorological Service of Canada,Toronto	1881 -1891	CAD 500.00 - 500.00	400.00
274	GORDON, Charles H.M., clerk, Hudson's Bay Company, Rupert's Land	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Rupert's House	April 12, 1895	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
275	GORDON, Daniel Miner, 1845-1925, principal of Queen's University, 1902-1917	2 L. s. and 1 A. L. s., to Robert Bell	Queen's University, Kingston	1905-1907	CAD 40.00 - 40.00	30.00
276	GRANT, George Monro, 1835-1902, author and principal of Queen's University, Kingston, 1877-1902	31 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated from Queen's University, Kingston	1876-1896	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	200.00
277	GRANT, Sir James Alexander, 1831-1920, physician and politician	13 A.L.s., 12 to Robert Bell and 1 to Selwyn	Ottawa	1866 to 1904	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
278	GREEN, Joseph, Professor of mathematics, St. Francis College, Richmond, C.E.	A.L.s., to an unknown recipient	Melbourne	C.E., Feb. 5th, 1864	CAD 40.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
279	GRIFFITH, G., British Association for the Advancement of Science	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	London	17 Dec, 1896	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
280	HAGAR, William, Winnipeg	2A.L.S., to Robert Bell	Winnipeg	Nov. 5, 1873 and Jan. 22, 1874	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
281	HALL, J.P., Clark University, Worcester, Mass.	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated on the University letterhead	May 9, 1891	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
282	HALL, John R., secretary, Department of the Interior, Ottawa	L.s., to R.McFarlane at Fort Chipewyan	Ottawa	5 Feb., 1884	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	20.00
283	HALL, Robert N., Representative in the House of Commons	2 A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	Ottawa	April 2, 1883 and May 5, 1885	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
284	HAMMOND, J.H., Manitoba South-Western Colonization Railway Company, Winnipeg	A. L.s., to Robert Bell	dated on letterhead of Manitoba South-Western Colonization Railway Company. Winnipeg	Nov. 16, 1881	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	30.00
285	HANBURY, David Theophilus, 1864-1910, explorer and author	3 A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	Eastbourne [England]	March 7, May 4 and 5, 1903	CAD 60.00 - 60.00	45.00
286	HARDEN, John Henry, Univer sity of Pennsylvania	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Philadelphia	Oct. 29, 1876 and April 4, 1877	CAD 40.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
287	HARDISTY, Thomas, Chief Factor, Hudson's Bay Company, father of Senator Richard Hardisty (?)	2 A. L.s., to Robert Bell	Lacloche, Montreal	March 25, 1876 and Hudson's Bay Co., 4 June, 1876	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
288	HARGRAVE, Joseph James, d. 1894, Hudson's Bay Co., employee, author, and son of James Hargrave, 1798-1865, chief factor at York Factory	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated on letterhead of Hudson's Bay Co., Winnipeg	June 14, 1882	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	15.00
289	HARRINGTON, Bernard James, 1848-1907, mineralogist	14 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	1872-1903	CAD 200.00 - 200.00	200.00
290	HARRIS, Josiah	2 A.L.S., to Robert Bell	London	23 Feb. and 31 March, 1897	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	25.00
291	HAYDEN, Ferdinand Vandeveer, 1829-1887, American geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1872-1886; was instrumental in the creation of Yellowstone National Park	4 A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	Washington, D. C., and Cheyenne, Wyoming	1875-1877	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	50.00
292	HAYDON, Walter, naturalist, Moose Factory and East Selkirk, Manitoba	3 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Moose Factory	July 18. 1881	CAD 80.00 - 80.00	40.00
293	HENDERSON, Alexander, fl. 1859 - 1903, Montreal photographer	29 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	1882-1887	CAD 300.00 - 300.00	550.00
294	HEUSTIS, Samuel R., La Tour Springs, Jemseg, Queen's County, New Brunswick	A. L.s., to Robert Bell	La Tour Springs	August 12, 1896	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	50.00
295	HOLBROOKE, L., secretary of the American Geographical Society	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	New York	Nov. 22, 1906	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
296	HORDEN, Beatrice Campbell, daughter of John Horden, 1828-1893, first Anglican Bishop of Moosonee	A.L.s.	Moose Fort	Feb. 8, 1876	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
297	INGERSOLL, Ernest, 1852-1946, American naturalist	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	April 16, 1888	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
298	INGLIS, James, Montreal notary	12 A.L.s., to Robert	Montreal	1882-1884	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
299	JENNINGS, C.A.C., journalist, Toronto Mail and Empire	3 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Toronto	1906-1908	CAD 30.00 - 30.00	Not Sold
300	JOHNSON, Alexander, fl. 1858-1912, educationist, dean of Faculty of Arts, McGill, and vice principal	2 A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Montreal	Jan.29, 1864 and April 7, 1884	CAD 40.00 - 40.00	20.00
301	KELTIE, Sir John Scott, 1840-1927, British editor, author, and librarian and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London	2 A. L. s. and 2 L. s., to Robert Bell	[London]	1896 to 1902	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
302	KEMP, Alexander Ferrie, 1822-1884, clergyman and author	Autograph recommendation signed	Montreal	Feb. 6, 1864	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
303	KEMP, James Furman, 1859-1926, American geologist	A. L. s. , to Robert Bell	Columbia University, New York	Jan. 6, 1898	CAD 20.00 - 20.00	Not Sold
304	KENDALL, E.F., manager, Whitefish Bay and Shoal Lake Line lake steamers	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	dated Rat Portage, Ont., on letterhead of Whitefish Bay and Shoal Lake Line	July 25, 1904	CAD 50.00 - 50.00	25.00
305	KERR, James, secretary, Petrolia Oil Exchange, Petrolia, Ont.	A.L.s., to Robert Bell	Petrolia, Ont.	Feb. 8, 1888	CAD 80.00 - 80.00	65.00
306	KERSTEMAN, William, manager, Bristol & West of England Canadian Land Mortgage & Inve stment Co. , Toronto	5 A. L.s., 4 to Robert Bell, 1 to W.B.Scarth (a copy sent to Bell)	dated on the company letterhead, Toronto	23 May to Nov. 11, 1882	CAD 100.00 - 100.00	80.00

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Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

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