Anderson Galleries: The Library of the late Sir John Bourinot. (Clerk of the House of Commons, Conada). For Sale at Auction. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday February 19th, 20th and 21st. The Anderson Auction Company. 5 West 29th, Street, New York., 437,

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Auction Date: February 19, 1906 - February 19, 1906

Page Size: 1576 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1101	RAFN (CARL C.)	Memoires de la Societe Royale des Antiquaires du Nord, 1840-44, containing Rafn, La Decouverte de l'Amerique au 10e. Siecle...			USD -	Unknown
1102	REEVES (ARTHUR M.)	The Finding of Wine-land the Good. The History of the Icelandic Discovery of America.	London	1890	USD -	Unknown
1103	SHIPLEY (M. A.)	The Norse Colonization of America by the Light of the Vatican Finds.	Lucerne	[1899]	USD -	Unknown
1104	TORFAEUS (THORMOD)	Historia Vinlandiae Antiquae . . . . ex Antiquitatibus Islandicis in lucem producta exponuntur per Thormodum Torfaeum.	Havniae	1705	USD -	Unknown
1105	TORFAEUS (THORMOD)	Historia Vinlandiae Antiquae . . . . ex Antiquitatibus Islandicis in lucem producta exponuntur per Thormodum Torfaeum.	Havniae	1705	USD -	Unknown
1106	C. G. Herbermann	TORFAEUS (THORMOD). History of Ancient Vinland: A Translation of (the Preceding).	New York	1891	USD -	Unknown
1107	WESTMAN (G. A.)	Itinera Priscorum Scandianorum in Americani. Dissertatio . . . . in Reg. Acad. Aboensi.	Abooe	1757	USD -	Unknown
1108		NORWAY. The Official Publication for the Paris Exhibition, 1900. (Essays on Geography, Geology, Forestry, Mining, etc.)	Kristiania	1900	USD -	Unknown
1109	Edited by L. H. Tache	NOUVELLES SOIREES CANADIENNES. Recueil de Litterature Nationale.	Montreal	1884-86	USD -	Unknown
1110	ATKINS (T. B.)	Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia.	Halifax, N. S.	1869	USD -	Unknown
1111	ATKINS (T. B.)	Selections from the Public Documents of Nova Scotia.	Halifax, N. S.	1869	USD -	Unknown
1112	Edited by A. M. MacMechan	ARCHIVES II. A Calendar of Two Letter-Books and one Commission-Book in the Possession of the Government of Nova Scotia, 1713-1741.	Halifax	1900	USD -	Unknown
1113	[BROMLEY (WALTER).]	A General Description of Nova Scotia.	Halifax	1823	USD -	Unknown
1114	CALNEK (W. A.) and SAVARY (A. W.)	History of the County of Annapolis, including Old Port Royal and Acadia.	Toronto	1897	USD -	Unknown
1115	CAMPBELL (D.)	Nova Scotia in its Historical, Mercantile, etc., Relations.	Montreal	1873	USD -	Unknown
1116	G. S. Brown	CAMPBELL (D.) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: A Sequel to Campbell's History.	Boston	1888	USD -	Unknown
1117	CAMPBELL (J. R.)	History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.	Saint John	1876	USD -	Unknown
1118		CANADA FRANCAIS (LE) Collection de Documents Inedits sur La Canada et l'Amerique.	Quebec	1888-90	USD -	Unknown
1119		CENSUS. Report of the Secty. of the Board of Statistics on the Census of Nova Scotia, 1861.	Halifax, N. S.	1862	USD -	Unknown
1120	CHASE (E. B.)	Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of Evangeline.	Boston	1884	USD -	Unknown
1121	COZZENS (F. S.)	Acadia; or, a Month with the Blue Noses.	New York	1859	USD -	Unknown
1122	DENNYS (N. B.)	An Account of the Cruise of the St. George on the North American and West Indian Station, 1861-62.	London	1862	USD -	Unknown
1123	DES BRISAY (M. B.)	History of the County of Lunenburg.	Toronto	1895	USD -	Unknown
1124	DIEREVILLE (N.)	Relation du Voyage du Port Royal de l'Acadie, ou de La Nouvelle France, dans laquelle on voit ...	Rouen	1708	USD -	Unknown
1125	L. M. Fontaine	DIEREVILLE (N.) Voyage du Sieur de Diereville en Acadie [1699-1700].	Quebec	1885	USD -	Unknown
1126	EATON (A. W.)	The Church of England in Nova Scotia and the Tory Clergy of the Revolution.	New York	1891	USD -	Unknown
1127	FAUCHER DE SAINT-MAURICE (N. H. E.)	En Route: Sept Jours dans les Provinces Maritimes.	Quebec	1888	USD -	Unknown
1128	FENETY (G. E.)	Life and Times of the Hon. Jos. Howe, the Great Nova Scotian Governor, etc., with brief reference to some of his contemporaries.	St. John, N. B.	1896	USD -	Unknown
1129		GEOGRAPHICAL (A) HISTORY of Nova Scotia, containing an Account of the Situation, Extent and Limits thereof.	London	1749	USD -	Unknown
1130	GESNER (A.)	The Industrial Resources of Nova Scotia.	Halifax	1849	USD -	Unknown
1131	GILPIN (E.)	Coal Mining in Nova Scotia; The Geology of Cape Breton in 3 Parts.	Montreal and Halifax	1888-91	USD -	Unknown
1132		HALIFAX FISHERIES COMMISSION. Record of the Proceedings of the Halifax Fisheries Commission for 1877.		[1877]	USD -	Unknown
1133	HANNAY (JAMES)	The History of Acadia from its First Discovery to its Surrender to England by the Treaty of Paris.	John	1879	USD -	Unknown
1134	HILL (G. W.)	Memoir of Sir Brenton Halliburton, late Chief Justice of the Province of Nova Scotia.	Halifax	1864	USD -	Unknown
1135	[HOLLINGSWORTH (S.)]	The Present State of Nova Scotia, with a Brief Account of Canada, etc.	Edinburgh	1787	USD -	Unknown
1136	HOWE (JOSEPH)	Speeches and Public Letters.	Boston	1858-59	USD -	Unknown
1137	HOWE (JOSEPH)	Oration on Shakespeare by the Hon. J. Howe, delivered at Halifax, April 2, 1864.	Halifax	1864	USD -	Unknown
1138	HOWE (JOSEPH)	Reciprocity Treaty. Its History, General Features and Commercial Results.	Hamilton	1865	USD -	Unknown
1139		JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS of the House of Assembly, January to April, 1839, with the Appendix and Index.		[1839]	USD -	Unknown
1140	LAFARGUE (J.-B. DE)	OEuvres Melees, Engravings on copper by Le Mire, after designs by Gravelot.	Paris	1765	USD -	Unknown
1141	LAWSON (MRS. W.)	History of the Townships of Dartmouth, Preston and Lawrencetown, Halifax County, N. S. Edited by H. Piers.	Halifax	1893	USD -	Unknown
1142	LOCKWOOD (A.)	A Brief Description of Nova Scotia, with Plates of the Principal Harbors; including a Particular Account of the Island of Grand Manan.	London	1818	USD -	Unknown
1143	LONGWORTH (ISRAEL)	Life of S. G. W. Archibald, 1777-1846.	Halifax	1881	USD -	Unknown
1144	MACDONALD (J. S.)	Annals of the North British Society of Halifax, 1768-1893.	Halifax	1894	USD -	Unknown
1145	McVICAR (W. M.)	Short History of Annapolis Royal, 1604-1854.	Toronto	1897	USD -	Unknown
1146	[MAIROBERT (MATHIEU FRANCOIS PIDANZAT DE).]	Discussion Sommaire sur les Anciennes Limites de l'Acadie, et sur les Stipulations de Traite d'Utrecht qui y sont relatives.	Basle	1755	USD -	Unknown
1147	MARTIN (R. M.)	History of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, the Sable Islands, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, Newfoundland, etc.	London	1837	USD -	Unknown
1148		MEMORIALS (The) of the English and French Commissioners concerning the Limits of Nova Scotia or Acadia.	London	1725	USD -	Unknown
1149		MEMORIALS (The) Remarks on the French Memorial concerning the Limits of Acadia . . .	London	1756	USD -	Unknown
1150	MILLER (T.)	Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County down to the Present Time, from authentic sources.	Halifax	1873	USD -	Unknown
1151	MOORSOM (CAPT. W.)	Letters from Nova Scotia.	London	1830	USD -	Unknown
1152	MOREAU (M.)	Histoire de l'Acadie Francoise de 1598 a 1755.	Paris	1873	USD -	Unknown
1153	MURDOCH (B.)	History of Nova Scotia or Acadia, 3 vols.	Halifax	1865-67	USD -	Unknown
1154		NOVA SCOTIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.	Halifax	1891-1901	USD -	Unknown
1155	O'BRIEN (CORNELIUS--Archbishop of Halifax)	Memoir of Bishop Burke, first Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia.	Ottawa	1894	USD -	Unknown
1156	O'BRIEN (CORNELIUS--Archbishop of Halifax)	Memoir of Bishop Burke, first Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia.	Ottawa	1894	USD -	Unknown
1157	PATTERSON (G.)	History of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia.	Montreal	1877	USD -	Unknown
1158	POIRIER (P.)	Le Pere Lefebvre et l'Acadie.	Montreal	1898	USD -	Unknown
1159		POLITICAL MAGAZINE; or, Parliamentary, Naval and Military Journal. Vol. VII.	London	[1785]	USD -	Unknown
1160	POOLE (E. D.)	Annals of Yarmouth and Barrington in the Revolutionary War. (Excerpts from the Yarmouth Herald, mounted neatly on 62 folio leaves, and including some Genealogies.)	[Yarmouth]	[1898]	USD -	Unknown
1161	POOLE (E. D.)	Annals of Yarmouth and Barrington (Nova Scotia) in the Revolutionary War.	Yarmouth, N. S.	1899	USD -	Unknown
1162	RAND (REV. SILAS T.)	Legends of the Micmacs.	New York	1894	USD -	Unknown
1163	RICHARD (E.)	Acadia. Missing Links of a Lost Chapter in American History.	New York	[1895]	USD -	Unknown
1164	SAINT PERE (R. de)	Une Colonie Feodale en Amerique; L'Acadie, 1604-1881.	Paris and Montreal	1889	USD -	Unknown
1165	SMITH (P. H.)	Acadia: A Lost Chapter in American History.	Pawling, New York	1884	USD -	Unknown
1166	STIRLING (SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF).	Narrative of the Oppressive Law Proceedings and other Measures by the British Government and numerous private persons, to subvert his lawful rights.	Edinburgh	1836	USD -	Unknown
1167	STIRLING (SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF).	Royal Letters, Charters and Tracts relating to the Colonization of New Scotland and the Institution of the Order of Knights Baronets of Nova Scotia, 1621-1638.	Edinburgh	1867	USD -	Unknown
1168		TRANSACTIONS of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science, Vol. I., Part I. (Festival of the Dead, etc.), Halifax, 1863...			USD -	Unknown
1169	UNIACKE (RICHARD J.)	Statutes at Large passed in the Several General Assemblies held in His Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia, 1758-1804.	Halifax	1805	USD -	Unknown
1170	WILLIAMS (MRS.)	The Neutral French; or, The Exiles of Nova Scotia (a Tale).	Providence, R. I.	[1841]	USD -	Unknown
1171	YOUNG (JOHN)	The Letters of Agricola on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage.	Halifax	1822	USD -	Unknown
1172		CHURCHILL'S Memorials of Missionary Life in N. S., 1845; Robertson's History of the Secession Church to N. S., 1847; Letters from N. S. and N. Brunswick, Edinburgh, 1829.			USD -	Unknown
1173		ABBE CASGRAIN'S Pelerinage au Pays d'Evangeline; McLachlan's Nova Scotian Currency; ...		1884-92	USD -	Unknown
1174		SETTLEMENT of Truro (Memorial Issue), 1882; Nova Scotia Flora, by Geo. Lawson, 1891; ...			USD -	Unknown
1175		PHOTOGRAPHS of Old Fort Royal, Annapolis; Old Magazine; etc.			USD -	Unknown
1176	OBERHOLTZER (E. P.)	The Referendum in America: Law-making by Popular Vote.	Philadelphia	1893	USD -	Unknown
1177	[OGDEN (REV. JOHN COSENS).]	A Tour through Upper and Lower Canada. By A Citizen of the United States.	Litchfield	1799	USD -	Unknown
1178		BOUNDARIES. Report of the Select Committee on the Boundaries between Ontario and the unorganized territories, Ottawa, 1880...			USD -	Unknown
1179		BOUNDARIES. Statutes, Documents and Papers bearing on the . . .			USD -	Unknown
1180		BOUNDARIES. Privy Council Papers in the Matter of the Boundary between Ontario and Manitoba. ...	n. p.	[circa 1881]	USD -	Unknown
1181	Edited, with Documents and Notes, by J. P. Macdonell	BOUNDARIES. Proceedings before the Imperial Privy Council in regard to the Ontario Boundaries.	Toronto	1896	USD -	Unknown
1182	CANNIFF (W.)	History of the Province of Ontario (Upper Canada), containing a Sketch of Franco-Canadian History, ...	Toronto	1872	USD -	Unknown
1183	CRAIK (W. A.)	Port Hope: Historical Sketches.	Port Hope	1901	USD -	Unknown
1184	GARDINER (H F.)	Nothing but Names: An Inquiry into the Origin of the Names of the Counties and Townships of Ontario.	Toronto	1899	USD -	Unknown
1185	HAMILTON (JNO. C.)	The Georgian Bay: Its Inhabitants, Minerals, Fish, Timber, and other Resources.	Toronto	1893	USD -	Unknown
1186	HODGINS (J. G.)	Documentary History of Education in Upper Canada, 1791-1876.	Toronto	1894-1901	USD -	Unknown
1187	KINGSFORD (W.)	The Early Bibliography of the Province of Ontario, with a Chapter on Canadian Archaeology.	Toronto	1892	USD -	Unknown
1188	LEAVITT (T. W. H.)	History of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, 1749-1872, with Biographical Sketches.	Brockville	1879	USD -	Unknown
1189		MAP. Carver's Map of Ontario (size 3 feet 4 ins. by 5 ft. 3 ins.), mounted on linen and folded, in cloth case.	Toronto	1882	USD -	Unknown
1190		ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Papers and Records, Vol. 2, The United Empire Loyalist Settlement at Long Point, ...	Toronto	1900-1901	USD -	Unknown
1191		ONTARIO: Its Boundaries, Resources, and Communications.	Toronto	1879	USD -	Unknown
1192	PRINGLE (J. F.)	Lunenburgh; or, The Old Eastern District: Its Settlement and Early Progress.	Cornwall	1890	USD -	Unknown
1193	Franchere (Gabriel)	OREGON. Narrative of a Voyage to the North-West Coast of America in the years 1811-14; or, The First American Settlement on the Pacific.	New York	1854	USD -	Unknown
1194		OREGON. Oregon Historical Society.	Portland	1900	USD -	Unknown
1195	OSTROGORSKI (M.)	La Femme au Point du Vue du Droit Public. Etude d'Histoire et de Legislation Comparee.	Paris	1892	USD -	Unknown
1196	O'SULLIVAN (D. A.)	Government in Canada, with a Sketch of the Constitutional History.	Toronto	1887	USD -	Unknown
1197	O'SULLIVAN (D. A.)	Government in Canada, with a Sketch of the Constitutional History.	Toronto	1887	USD -	Unknown
1198	Hunter (W. S.)	OTTAWA. Ottawa Scenery, in the Vicinity of Ottawa City.	Ottawa	1855	USD -	Unknown
1199		OTTAWA. Woodburn's Map of the City of Ottawa, colored (size, 3 ft. by 4 ft. 6 ins.)	Ottawa	1895	USD -	Unknown
1200	Rev. D. MacDonald	PACIFIC ISLANDS. Efatese [Language of the New Hebrides]. Grammar and Vocabulary of Efatese, Eromangan, and Santo.	Melbourne	1889	USD -	Unknown

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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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