Macfie, Matthew.
VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. Their History, Resources, and Prospects.
Longman and others, London: 1865
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London: Longman and others, 1865. xxi + 1pp (list of illustrations) + 574pp. Frontispiece, 2 folding maps (partly hand-coloured), one of which shows the proposed intercontinental railway ending at Nentinck Arm, now known as Bella Coola, 7 wood engraved text illustrations. Original coffee brown cloth, gilt titled. Brown endpapers. With Signed presentation inscription dated 1865 "with the author's kindest regards". Very good. A well-written overview, with lively discussions on history, physical geography, gold and other mining activity, and natural resources of British Columbia. While most of the book is about British Columbia and its many attractions for immigrants and settlers, Victoria for its agriculture, society, local Indigenous population, and more. [Lowther 255]
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ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH; Or Life in Canada.
London: Richard Bentley, 1854. 3rd Edition with additions. 2 volumes bound together. Thick 8vo. xx + 293pp + 336pp + 2pp (advertisements). Original green blind stamped cloth, with cabin in forest scene in gilt on front cover. Lemon endpapers. Fresh and clean inside. Remarkably fine almost unblemished copy. Canada became the great land-mark for "the rich in hope and poor in purse." General interest was kept alive by publications which enthusiastically described all the good points to be derived from a settlement in the Backwoods of Canada, while carefully concealing the toil and hardship. Moodie describes the difficulties of clearing the land, coping with winter, communications, and finding help. She ends up calling the backwoods "the prison house" and dwells on sickness, death, danger, and near-disaster. [Paraphrased from the Introduction and Dictionary of Canadian Biography]. HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMERLY NEW CALEDONIA [1660 to 1880].
Toronto: Briggs, 1905. 1st edition. Blue gilt cloth. xii+ 349pp. Many drawings and photo plates. Foldout map of British Columbia. Bright and very good. Presents details of fur-trading days, life at the Hudson's Bay trading posts, the story of the gold rushes, the work of missionaries (especially on the Babine and Skeena rivers), as well as information on Indigenous life. The work of Father Morice is based on contemporary records and personal knowledge. The major portion concerns the pre-European and fur trade periods. HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMERLY NEW CALEDONIA [1660 to 1880].
Toronto: Briggs, 1905. 3rd edition. Burgundy gilt cloth. xii+ 368pp. Many drawings and photo plates. Foldout map of B.C. Bright and very good. The third edition includes additional material, three appendices, and copious footnotes. Presents details of fur-trading days, life at the Hudson's Bay trading posts, the story of the gold rushes, the work of missionaries (especially on the Babine and Skeena rivers), as well as information on Indigenous life. The work of Father Morice is based on contemporary records and personal knowledge. The major portion concerns the pre-European and fur trade periods. NORWEGIAN PICTURES DRAWN WITH PEN AND PENCIL. Containing also a Glance at Sweden and the Gotha Canal. With a Map and One Hundred and Twenty-Seven Illustrations from Sketches and Photograps.
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1885. xii + 224pp + 8pp publisher's advertisements. 4to. Dark teal cloth with richly decorated front cover and spine featuring gilt and black lettering and illustration. All edges gilt. Floral endpapers. Beautifully illustrated guide to Norway, both landscape and culture. Clean within. Very minor wear on spine, otherwise very good. A CANADIAN GIRL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Toronto: William Briggs, 1905. 1st Edition. 192pp. 38 plates of illustrations and frontispiece. Neat presentation gift inscription. Khaki pictorial cloth with gilt title. Covers slightly faded. Scarce. Very good. As the South African War reached its end in 1902, teachers were hand-picked from across the Commonwealth and then enlisted to teach thousands of Boer children living in concentration camps. E. Maud Graham (highly educated, hard working, and often opinionated) joined the Canadian contingent of forty teachers. Graham presents a lively historical and travel memoir. Her eyewitness account reveals the complexity of relations and tensions. Includes b/w photos of the 40 teachers, all of whom are named. WE-GYET WANDERS ON: LEGENDS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Hazleton: Kitanmax School of the Northwest Coast Art, 1977. LARGE PAPER COPY. Hardcover. 77pp. LIMITED EDITION. 39/300 copies. Text illustrations throughout. 26 full page plates in colour, one in b/w and one map of the Kasan district. Metal medallion inset on cover. Signed on the colophon by most of the participants. Very fine. The legends collected here are the ancient stories of the people of Ksan who have lived in northern British Columbia for over six thousand years. We-Gyet is the essence of every man's frailties exaggerated into gentle humour or ribald laughter. His adventures always end in disaster. His blunders and tricks changed the face of the earth, and the shapes of many of earth's creatures. We-Gyet was a creator-by accident. This book was later printed in a trade paperback version by Hancock Press, but lacks the above colour prints. STATEMENT RESPECTING THE EARL OF SELKIRK’S SETTLEMENT UPON THE RED RIVER, IN NORTH AMERICA; Its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; The Massacre of Governor Semple and His Party. With Observations Upon a Recent Publication, Entitled “A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries,” &c.
London: John Murray, 1817. [Revised and enlarged edition of the privately printed 1st edition of 1816]. 8v0. Half title. viii + 194pp + c. Folding copper-plate engraved map by Arrowsmith as frontispiece. Original paper covered boards, cloth spine, and paper label, slightly chipped and faded. Pages uncut. Armorial bookplate of Richard Holmden. Very good. A review of the accusations that the partners of the NWC conspired to disrupt and destroy the Selkirk colony, which allegedly led to the "Seven Oaks Massacre" by Cuthbert Grant and several Metis counterparts. This infamous act (which resulted in the deaths of Gov. Semple and 20 other men) was a result of the NWC's efforts to protect and retain their right-of-way through territory claimed by the Red River Settlement under the protection of the HBC The text includes examinations in detail of the verbal and written confrontations between Selkirk and the NWC, as well as a point-by-point response to the NWC's "A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries." (authored anonymously but probably by either Simon McGillivray or S.H. Wilcocke). The appendix includes affidavits concerning the Seven Oaks Massacre, and related correspondence. This second edition exceeds the first edition by 69 pages and includes an enlarged appendix. The map "Sketch of Part of the Hudson Bay Company's Territory" depicts the territory between Port Nelson to Lake Superior, from Cumberland House to Fort Albany. TWO CENTURIES OF FUR TRADING, 1723-1923: Romance of the Revillon Family.
Paris: Draeger Frères, 1923. 4to. 122pp. B/w photo plates, maps, illus. Brown paper covered boards (mimicking marbled calf), gilt. Very good. The Revillon Frères, a French luxury goods company, operated a network of fur trading posts in northern Canada alongside those of the HBC. The competition for furs in Canada ended in 1936 when the HBC bought them out. Revillon Frères continued to operate their luxury fur business in France. Chapters include: "Fur Collecting Hazards in Canada"; "The North West Canadian Posts"; "The Edmonton Depot"; "Nanook, An Eskimo Hunter", and more. THE JOURNAL OF DUNCAN M’GILLIVRAY OF THE NORTH WEST COMPANY AT FORT GEORGE ON THE SASKATCHEWAN, 1794-5. With Introduction, Notes and Appendix by Arthur S. Morton. Edited by Arthur S. Morton.
Toronto: Macmillan, 1929. Limited to 350 numbered copies. lxxviii + 79pp + 24pp + 6pp. 2 maps. Scarlet cloth. Very good. Duncan McGillivray (spelled "M'Gillivray" by Morton), brother of William and Simon McGillivray (and nephew of Simon McTavish), entered the service of the NWC as a clerk some time before 1793. During 1793-95, he was stationed in the Upper Fort des Prairies department, first at Pine Island Fort on the lower Saskatchewan River, and then up the river some distance at Fort George, one of the principal trading posts of the region. It was during his tenure as clerk at this post that he wrote his Journal, a valuable insight into the operations of the NWC. The introduction reviews the development of the fur trade, with special reference to the Saskatchewan River. The appendix traces the later history of Fort George. [Peel 3: 58] PIERRE-ESPRIT RADISSON, THE COLLECTED WRITINGS. Volume 1: The Voyages. Volume 2: The Port Nelson Relations, Miscellaneous Writings, and Related Documents.
Warkentin, Germaine, editor. Toronto: Champlain Society, 2013 & 2014. 8vo. Volume 1. xvi + [6pp] + 283pp + [14pp]. Frontispiece, 6 illustrations, 6 maps. Volume 2. xxiv + [6pp] + 283pp + [14pp]. Frontispiece, 7 b/w full-page illustrations. Red cloth, gilt. Very fine. This 2 volume edition chronicles the last four decades of the life of seventeenth-century explorer and fur trader Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636? - 1710) through letters and personal narratives/detailed documentation. Radisson's "legendary arrival" at English court in 1666 and offer to Charles II to enter the fur trade in Canada led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company. These volumes also offer insights into Radisson's experiences among the Indigenous peoples such as the Mohawk and Onondaga; their cultures and histories.- $125
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WHEN FUR WAS KING.
Moberly, H. J. and W. B. Cameron. London: J.M. Dent, 1929. 1st edition. xvii + [1pp] + 237pp. B/w plates, folding map. Blue cloth. Superior bright copy with very good d/j. A first-hand, vivid account of employment with the HBC at Fort Edmonton, Dunvegan, Jasper House, Fort McMurray and other locations during the last half of the nineteenth century.- $200
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THE DOWNFALL OF TEMLAHAM.
Barbeau, Marius. Toronto: Macmillan, 1928. xii + 253pp + [1pp]. Colour plates by W. Langdon Kihn, A.Y. Jackson, Edwin Holgate, Emily Carr and Anne Savage. Cloth and paper covered boards, fine in a very good slightly chipped d/j. The fate of Kamaluk and Sunbeams, husband and wife, after the white man visited the Skeena River People.- $100
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Fawcett, Edgar. Toronto: Briggs, 1912. 12mo. [1pp] + 294pp. 20 b/w photo plates. Signed by the author. Red cloth, gilt. Bright and very good. The author arrived in Victoria in 1858, in the midst of the Fraser River gold rush. A thorough history of Victoria, with particular emphasis on the Colonial period, the people, and development of the community as a commercial centre. Fawcett knew many of the early pioneers as he served for 29 years at the Customs House. He dedicates a section to the Songhees people who supplied much needed food to local inhabitants.- $60
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THE HARGRAVE CORRESPONDENCE 1821-1843; Edited With Introduction and Notes by G. P. De T. Glazebrook.
Hargrave, James. Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. No. XXIV], 1938., 8vo. pp. xxvi, 472, xi, [1]. 3 plates. folding map in rear pocket. Gilt-crested cloth. Limited to 550 copies. Fine. The correspondence dates from the first twenty-two years of Hargrave's service with the Hudson's Bay Company when he was stationed mostly at York Factory. Hargrave was promoted to the rank of chief trader in 1833, and to that of chief factor in 1844. With a few exceptions the letters are addressed to Hargrave from Hudson's Bay Company servants at posts in all parts of the Hudson's Bay Company territory, including prominent HBC men as John Stuart, Donald MacKenzie, John Rowand, Thomas Simpson, Archbald Macdonald, James Douglas, and many more. The letters for a unique record of the conditions of the country, the conduct of the fur trade and the life of the traders. The Champlain Society also published the letters of his wife, Letitia MacTavish Hargrave.- $300
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THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WORK. January to October, 1835.Archives of British Columbia, Memoir No. X, with an Introduction and Notes by H.D. Dee.
Dee, Henry Drummond, editor. Victoria: Banfield, 1945. 98pp. 4 b/w plates. Beige cloth. Except for a small section clipped from the front free endpaper to remove a name, this is a fine copy. John Work was Chief Trader of the Columbia District for the Hudson's Bay Company. This is his journal of an expedition northward from the Columbia River to Fort Simpson on the British Columbia coast, and his return voyage aboard the brigantine vessel Lama. The scholarly footnotes by Dee shed light on the personalities mentioned and places noted by Work in his detailed log of daily events. [Strathern 621].- $100
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A NARRATIVE OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE RED RIVER COUNTRY; From the Commencement of the Operations Of The Earl Of Selkirk, Till The Summer Of The Year 1816 . With Map, Exhibiting Part Of The Route of the Canadian Fur Traders in the Interior of North America, And Comprising The Scene of Contest Between Lord Selkirk and The North-West Company.
MacDonnell, Alexander [Greenfield]. London: B. M'Millan, Bow Street, Covent-Garden, 1819. 8vo. xix + 85pp. Large folding hand-coloured map. Fine, crisp, untrimmed copy in original printed grey wrappers. Preserved in quarter scarlet morocco clamshell box. An important and rare work. Inscribed on the front wrapper: "Right Honble Earl of Rocksavage & & & Piccadilly, with Mr. Simon McGillivray Compliments" An unusual presentation inscription with McGillivray's full name when, for this historical period, it was more often customary to inscribe, "With the author's compliments" suggesting thereby the possibility of a special relationship or friendship. Macdonell, a partner in the NW Company, was in charge of the Red River Department and stationed at Pembina during the conflict with Selkirk and the HBC. M'Donell here outlines the establishment and growth of the Selkirk colony from 1812, and attempts to justify his and his company's actions as a legitimate response to the provocations by Selkirk's colonists,From Wikipedia: George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley (16 January 1792 - 8 May 1870), styled Viscount Malpas from 1792 to 1815 and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1827, was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1830 and 1838. In the United Kingdom, the Lord Great Chamberlain is the sixth of the Great Officers of State (not to be confused with the Great Offices of State), ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster. We cannot trace any relationship between the Earl of Rocksavage and Simon McGillvray, except to say that they were contemporaries, possibly linked through the War of 1812, or through the Canada Club at London. [TPL 1100].- $5,500
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