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,

Auction Details

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
801 LE TAC (PERE SIXTE) Histoire Chronologique de la Nouvelle France; ou Canada, 1504-1632. Paris

1888

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802 LEWIS (SIR G. CORNEWALL) An Essay on the Government of Dependencies. Oxford

1891

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803 LEWIS (M.) and CLARK (W.) History of the Expedition to the Sources of the Missouri River, 1804, 1805 and 1806. New York

1893

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804 LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF LIVERPOOL. London

1890-1900

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805 LITERARY PAMPHLETS. Boutades et Reveries. Par R. Tremblay; Poems, Fall River, Mass., 1893; Melanges d'Histoire et de Litterature, par B. Suite, Ottawa, 1876; Theatre au Canada, by Abbe Gosselin, Ottawa, 1898....

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806 LIZARS (R. and K.) In the Days of the Canada Company, the Settlement of the Huron Tract, and the Social Life of the Period, 1825-1850. Toronto

1896

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807 LODGE (H. CABOT) A Short History of the English Colonies in America. New York

1881

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808 Keating (W. H.) LONG'S EXPEDITION. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of the St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, etc., performed in 1823. London

1825

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809 LONG (G.) America and the West Indies geographically described. London

1845

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810 Flint (M. B.) LONG ISLAND. Early Long Island: A Colonial Study. Reproduction of Block's map of 1616. New York

1896

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811 LORIN (H.) Le Comte de Frontenac: Etude sulle Canada Francais a la lin du XVIIe siecle. Paris

1895

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812 LORNE (MARQUIS OF). Memories of Canada and Scotland. Speeches and Verse. Montreal

1884

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813 LORNE (MARQUIS OF). LORNE (MARQUIS OF). Canadian Pictures. London

n. d. [ca. 1884]

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814 [BOLLAN (W.)] The Importance and Advantage of Cape Breton truly stated and Impartially Considered. London

1746

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815 Edited, with Notes and Introduction, by S. A. Green BRADSTREET. Diary kept by Lieut. Dudley Bradstreet of Groton, Mass., during the Siege of Louisburg (April, 1745-January, 1746). Cambridge

1897

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816 CHAUNCY (REV. C.) Marvellous Things done by the Right Hand and Holy Arm of God in getting him the Victory. Boston

1745

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817 DRAKE (S. A.) The Taking of Louisburg, 1745. Boston

1891

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818 FRENCH ARCHIVES. Manuscript copies of documents in the Archives Coloniales, Paris, relating to Cape Breton and Louisbourg.

Saec. XIX.

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819 GIBSON (JAMES) A Journal of the late Siege by the Troops from North America against the French at Cape Breton, the City of Louisbourg and the Territories thereunto belonging. London

1745

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820 GIBSON (JAMES). A Boston Merchant of 1745; or, Incidents in the Life of James Gibson, a Gentleman Volunteer at the Expedition to Louisbourg. Boston

1847

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821 [GILLMORE (G. C.--Editor).] Roll of the New Hampshire Men at Louisbourg, Cape Breton, 1745. Concord, N. H.

1896

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822 LETTRE d'un Habitant de Louisbourg. Quebec

17-45

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823 Edited, with an English translation, by G. M. Wrong LETTRE d'un Habitant de Louisbourg. The Anonymous Lettre d'un Habitant de Louisbourg, containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the Siege in 1745. Toronto

1897

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824 LOUISBOURG. The Taking of Louisbourg in 1745 and 1758, extracts from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1758, ...

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825 NATIONAL PREJUDICE opposed to National Interest, candidly considered in the Detention or Yielding up Gibraltar and Cape-Breton by the ensuing Treaty of Peace, etc. London

1748

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826 NEVILL (VALENTINE) The Reduction of Louisbourg: A Poem. Wrote on board His Majesty's Ship Orford, in Louisbourg Harbour. Portsmouth

1758

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827 NILES (REV. SAMUEL) A Brief and Plain Essay on God's Wonder Working Providence for New England in the Reduction of Louisbourg, etc. New London

1747

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828 PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM) An Accurate Journal and Account of the Proceedings of the New-England Land-Forces during the late Expedition ... Brice

1746

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829 Rev. Benj. Stevens PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM). A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of the Hon. Sir Wm. Pepperell . . . who died at his Seat in Kittery, July 6, 1759. Boston

1759

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830 Parsons (U.) PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM). Life of Sir William Pepperell. London

1856

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831 PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM) Pepperrell Papers, with Sketches of Lieut.-Gen. James St. Clair and Admiral Sir Charles Knowles. Boston

1874

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832 PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM) Instructions given by William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts, to William Pepperell . . . for an Expedition against the French Settlements on the Island of Cape Breton. Boston

1806

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833 PEPPERRELL (SIR WILLIAM) Sir William Pepperrell, by E. P. Wheeler, portrait (N. Y. Genealogical Record), 1887... New York, etc.

1874-87

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834 [PICHON (THOMAS).] Lettres et Memoires pour servir a l'Histoire Naturelle, Civile, et Publique du Cap Breton, depuis son etablissement jusqu'a la reprise de cette Isle par les Anglois en 1758. La Haye

1760

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835 PRINCE (THOS.) Extraordinary Evente the Doings of God and marvellous in pious Eyes; illustrated in a Sermon at South Church in Boston, N. E.... printed

1746

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836 PRINCE (THOS.) Extraordinary Events the Doings of God, and marvellous, etc. Edinburgh

1746

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837 PRINCE (THOS.) The Salvations of God in 1746. Boston, printed for D. Henchman in Cornhill

1746

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838 REPORT of the Committee on Louisbourg Memorial. New York

1896

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839 SHIRLEY (GEN. WILLIAM) A Letter from William Shirley, Esq., Governor of Massachusetts Bay, to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, ... London

1746

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840 SHIRLEY (GEN. WILLIAM) The Conduct of Major Gen. Shirley, late General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in North America, Briefly Stated. London

1758

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841 TWO LETTERS concerning some farther Adventures and Improvements that may be necessary to be made on the taking and keeping of Cape Breton. London

Printed in the year 1746

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842 WRONG (G. M.--Editor) Louisbourg in 1745: The Anonymous Lettre d'un Habitant de Louisbourg; containing a narrative of the Siege by an Eye-Witness. Toronto

1897

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843 WRONG (G. M.--Editor) Louisbourg in 1745: The Anonymous Lettre d'un Habitant de Louisbourg; containing a narrative of the Siege by an Eye-Witness. Toronto

1897

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844 LOWER CANADA. Reports of the Commissioners appointed to Inquire into the Grievances complained of in Lower Canada. [London]

1837

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845 LOYALISTS. The U. E. Loyalists, Poem, by C. Phillips-Wolley (from Longman's Magazine), Lond. 1897; ...

USD - Unknown
846 LUCAS (C. P.) Introduction and Historical Geography of the British Colonies (West Indies, West Africa). Oxford

1887-94

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847 LYELL (SIR CHAS.) Travels in North America, 1841-42, with Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia. New York

1845

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848 MACAULAY (T. B.) The History of England, from the Accession of James II. Boston

1861

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849 MCCARTHY (JUSTIN) A History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the Berlin Congress, 2 vols., 1880; ... New York

1880-97

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850 MACDONALD (A. C. de L.) Record of the Canadian Historical Portraits and Antiquities, exhibited at Montreal, Sept., 1892... Montreal

1882-94

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851 MACDONELL (J. A.) Sketches illustrating the Early Settlement of Glengarry in Canada, relating principally to the Revolutionary War, ... Montreal

1893

USD - Unknown
852 M'GREGOR (J.) British America. Edinburgh

1833

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853 MACKENZIE (SIR ALEX.) Voyages from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence, through North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans. London

1801

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854 MACKENZIE (WM. L.) Sketches of Canada and the United States (N. Y., Phil., Washington, Slavery, etc.) London

1833

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855 MACKENZIE (WM. L.) Life and Opinions of Benjamin F. Butler and Jesse Hoyt (foxed throughout); Life of Martin Van Buren, by [the same]. Boston

1845-46

USD - Unknown
856 MACKENZIE RIVER. Report of the Select Committee appointed to Enquire into the Resources of the Great Mackenzie Basin. Ottawa

1888

USD - Unknown
857 M'LEAN (J.) Notes of Twenty-five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. London

1849

USD - Unknown
858 MACLEAN (J. P.) Historical Account of the Settlement of the Scotch Highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783. Cleveland

1900

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859 MACLEOD (NORMAN) The Present Church of Scotland, and a Tint of Normanism contending in a Dialogue. [St. Ann's, Cape Breton]

[1841]

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860 McMASTER (J. B.) History of the People of the United States, from the Revolution to the Civil War. New York

1888-1900

USD - Unknown
861 MCMULLEN (J. M.) The History of Canada, from its First Discovery to the Present Time. Brockville

1892

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862 McNAB (SIR ALLAN) Large folio portrait, enlarged from a photograph; also the original glass negative.

USD - Unknown
863 MACOUN (J.) Catalogue of Canadian Plants. Montreal

1883-92

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864 MACTAGGART (J.) Three Years in Canada; An Account of the Actual State of the Country in 1826-28, with Sketches of the State of Society. London

1829

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865 Edited by Martha J. Lamb MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. New York

1877-1893

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866 MAGRY (PIERRE) Decouvertes et Etablissements des Francais dans l'ouest et dans le sud do l'Amerique Septentrionale, 1614-1698; Memoires et Documents Inedits, recueillis et publies par Pierre Magry. Paris

1879-88

USD - Unknown
867 MAHAN (CAPT. A. T.) The War in South Africa, a Narrative . . . from the Beginning of Hostilities to the Fall of Pretoria. New York

1900

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868 MAHAN (CAPT. A. T.) The War in South Africa, a Narrative . . . from the Beginning of Hostilities to the Fall of Pretoria. New York

1900

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869 Baxter (J. P.) MAINE. The Trelawney Papers. Portland

1884

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870 MAINE. Castine. The Centennial of Castine (with a History of the Town). Castine

1896

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871 Kohl (J. G.) MAINE. History of the Discovery of Maine, with an Appendix on the Voyages of the Cabots by M. d'Avezac, of Paris. Portland

1869

USD - Unknown
872 Williamson (Wm. D.) MAINE. The History of the State of Maine, 1602-1820; arranged chronologically, with Notes and Appendices. Hallowell

1832

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873 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) Ancient Law--its connection with the Early History of Society, etc. London

1870

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874 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) Popular Government. London

1886

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875 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) Lectures on the Early History of Institutions. London

1889

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876 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) International Law. London

1890

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877 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) On Early Law and Custom. London

1890

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878 MAINE (SIR HENRY S.) Village Communities in the East and West. London

1890

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879 MAJOR (R. H.) Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, surnamed the Navigator; and its Results--comprising the Discovery, within one Century, of Half the World. London

1868

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880 MAJOR (R. H.) Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, surnamed the Navigator; and its Results--comprising the Discovery, within one Century, of Half the World. London

1877

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881 MANUSCRIPT. Neatly written Manuscript, 105 pages, entitled, Mission de la Capricieuse au Canada en 1855, sous le commandement de M. de Belveze, Capitaine de Vaisseau, 1856.

USD - Unknown
882 BEGG (A.) and NURSEY (W. R.) Ten Years in Winnipeg, a Narration of the Principal Events in the History of the City of Winnipeg. Winnipeg

1879

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883 BRYCE (PROF. G.) Manitoba, its Infancy, Growth, and Present Condition. London

1882

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884 D'ARTIGUE (JEAN) Six Years in the Canadian Northwest. Toronto

1882

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885 DAWSON (S. J.) Report on the Exploration of the Country between Lake Superior and the Red River Setlement, and between the latter place and the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan. Toronto

1859

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886 DUGAS (L'ABBE) Monseigneur Provencher et les Missions de la Riviere Rouge. Montreal

1889

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887 DUGAS (L'ABBE) La Premiere Canadienne du Nord-ouest, ou Biographie de Marie Anne Gaboury, 1806. Montreal

[1883]

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888 Bishop of Rupert's Land FLOOD OF 1852. Notes of the Flood at the Red River, 1852. London

[1852]

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889 GUNN (D.) and TUTTLE (C. R.) History of Manitoba, from its Earliest Settlement [to 1872]. Ottawa

1880

USD - Unknown
890 HAMILTON (J. C.) Sketches of Travel from Lake Ontario to Lake Winnipeg, with the Climate, Inhabitants, Resources, etc. Toronto

1876

USD - Unknown
891 HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY OF MANITOBA. Winnipeg

v. d.

USD - Unknown
892 MACBETH (R. G.) The Selkirk Settlers in Real Life. Toronto

[1897]

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893 MACBETH (R. G.) The Making of the Canadian West, the Reminiscences of an Eye-witness. Toronto

1898

USD - Unknown
894 MARGRAVE (J. J.) Red River. (History of the Red River Settlement, Later Progress, etc.) Montreal

1871

USD - Unknown
895 MARTIN (A.) The Hudson's Bay Company's Land Tenures and the Occupation of Assiniboia by Lord Selkirk's Settlers, with a List of Grantees under the Earl and the Company. London

1898

USD - Unknown
896 MOUNTAIN (BP. G. J.) Journal of the Bishop of Montreal during a Visit to North-West American Missions, and an Account of the Formation of the Mission here and its Progress to the present time. London

1845

USD - Unknown
897 NEW WEST (The): Historical, Statistical and Biographical. Winnipeg

1888

USD - Unknown
898 ROSS ALEXANDER) The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress and Present State, with some Account of the Native Races, etc. London

1856

USD - Unknown
899 RUSSELL (A. J.) The Red River Country, Hudson's Bay and North-West Territories. Montreal

1870

USD - Unknown
900 RUSSELL (A. J.) Farm Life in the Selkirk Colony, by R. G. Macbeth, Winnipeg, 1897; A Forgotten Northern Fortress, ...

USD - Unknown
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