Circa 130 documents (letters, reports, etc.), mainly written in French, some in English, a few in German, some annotations in Arabic. Most documents are addressed to the Directeur Général, Musée Egyptien, in Cairo.

This collection is a veritable who’s who in Egyptology for the period during the British administration of Egypt when under the terms of the Entente Cordiale, French archeologists were in charge of the Egyptian Museum and French was the recognized lingua franca in that country.

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The collection consists of 20+ items of correspondence (typed letters signed) exchanged between interested parties; and a film-related manuscript in the hand of Peter Duffell.

The correspondence concerns Duffell’s unsuccessful attempt to adapt two stories by Škvorecký, "The Swell Season" and "The Bass Saxophone," into a film with the working title "Danny and the High School Gang: The Life and Loves of Danny Smiricky, Amateur Jazz Musician and Would-be Casanova".

Josef Škvorecký was an acclaimed Czech-Canadian writer and publisher, who published and supported banned Czech literature during the communist era. The noted scholar and critic George Steiner in his 1994 book has called the Czech-Canadian author Josef Skvorecky ‘one of the major literary figures of our time. He was the recipient of many literary awards and humanitarian honors. Duffell (1922-2017) was a director and writer, known for BBC2 Playhouse (1973), The Avengers (1961), Man in a Suitcase (1967-8), and The Far Pavilions (1984).

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Erskine Caldwell was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his novels such as Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre about social problems in the southern United States. Caldwell wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories, twelve nonfiction collections, two autobiographies, and two books for young readers.

The collection consists of 12 items dating from 1933 to 1979, specifically 5 souvenir typescripts, 2 letters, 2 first-day issue envelopes, 1 tracing of his hand, 1 card, and 1 photo.

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Carolyn Wells was a prolific American poet, mystery novelist, and children’s author, who married Hadwin Houghton, the heir of the Houghton-Mifflin publishing empire. Wells often traveled to England and cultivated a wide circle of literary friends on both sides of the Atlantic. She wrote approximately 170 books. Several of her books have been turned into films, "Dearie" (1927), "The Woman Next Door" (1919), "The Mark Of Cain" (1917), "The Countless Charming" (1917), and "He Got There After All" (1917).

The collection contains 17 items dating from 1900 to 1939, specifically, 1 partial manuscript, 8 letters, 3 books, 2 cards, 1 note, 1 decorative envelope, and 1 title page

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Alfred Kreymborg was an American poet, novelist, playwright, literary editor, and anthologist. The son of a cigar-store owner, he attended public school in Manhattan and became a chess phenomenon by the age of ten. He began writing poetry in his late teens and soon became an active figure in the Greenwich Village literary circles. The first writer to be involved with Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery, he joined forces with the avant-garde photographer Man Ray in 1913 to create The Glebe, a Modernist journal. His first book of poetry, Mushrooms: A Book of Free Forms (1916), solidified his reputation as one of the first writers utilizing free verse...

The collection contains 15 items dating from 1916 to 1955 specifically, 7 typed signed letters, 1 autographed post card, 5 signed books, and 2 photos.

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1911. London, The Macmillan Co. June 1911

First edition, first printing. 5-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches. xiv,[1-]-340pp.(5pp. with 4pp. ads).  On front inside cover board is taped, a faded 3-1/8 x 5-1/2 inch circa 1910, sepia photo of Jack London in suit and Charmian London at the at the Growall home in Menlo Park, dressed for the wedding of Edward Biron Payne and Ninetta Eames. Location and date from similar photo located at Huntington Digital Library. [2nd wife Charmian Kittredge (1871-1955). Handwritten under photo "A fine likeness of both as they looked while at the Ranch"

Front end paper inscribed and signed by Jack London "Dear Hussey Brothers Point Reyes (on the northern California coast not far from London's Glen Ellen): In memory of hospitality & happy hours enjoyed at your hands. Jack London, Glen Ellen, Calif. Sept. 12, 1911

Old newspaper article from May 20, 1978 on Jack London inserted inside book.

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SCARCE FIRST UK EDITION

1852. London, Richard Bentley

First UK edition. 2 volumes, 20cm, Vol. 1; [2] (prelim ads.)xx,[1]-293,[1],[2 ads]. Vol. 2; [4], [1]-294, [2 ads].

In the original extra blind decorated green cloth, pictorial gilt decorations on the upper covers,.

"Roughing It in the Bush, became a best seller in both England and the United States. One of the characters in the book was called Little Addie and Mrs. Moodie based it on her daughter Agnes."

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1898. Toronto, William Briggs

First edition. xii, [2], [15]-578pp. Near fine in burgundy cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt cover design. Tissue-guarded frontis. Previous owner’s bookplate. 24 text illustrations including frontis portrait. A beautiful copy. History of Norfolk County Ontario, pioneers, Scottish lineage, the Smiths, French Hugenots, IIsrael Wood, Captain William Franklin, the Welsch nobility offshoots, Sitts, Middleton Browns, Potts, etc. The author’s original 1898 edition sold 1,100 of the 1,200 copies printed. The remainder burnt in a fire.

Biblio ref; Morley p. 75

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1955. [Toronto], McClelland and Stewart

First edition. Good+ /Very Good-. 6 x 9 inches. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 292pp. Errata slip. Maps, drawings by A.W. Davey, illustrated endpapers,

The front endpaper bears an inscription "To Paul Malles with Kindest Regards [signed] T. C. Douglas Premier of Sask. Nov 25th 1955" during the time Douglas was premier of the province (from 1944 to 1961)

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Price: $150 USD or $200 Cdn #3279

1807.Paris Giguet et Michaud

First edition. 8 x 10-1/2 inches. With large engraved 'Carte Generale Pour l'Intelligence de la Guerre de Sept-Ans' and related Battle Plans for Lowositz, Prague, Kollin, Roisbach, Breslau, lagemdorf, Leuthen, Zomdorf, Hohenkirch, Cunersdorf, Minden, Zullichau, Maxen, Landshut, Lignitz, Torgau, Reichenbach, Freyberg (lacking Plate XIII --Battle of Krefeld). (19 of 20 plates, virtually all folding). Comtemporary worn leather spine and leather label with gilt type and 5 gilt stars and double rules.

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SCARCE SIGNED COPY OF HIS FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED IN CANADA

1838. Montreal, Armour & Ramsay

First Edition signed, Scarce. 1838. Montreal, Armour & Ramsay. This is the first of his works to be published in Canada. 8-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches. (6), [5]-145, [1] errata, iv. New leather spine and leather corner tips on original marbled boards. Spine has 5 bands, red label with gilt type and 5 gilt decorative symbols. Inscribed by Richardson on the first blank after the end paper to a military Major (from the Author). On the same page, another previous owner in 1939 noting his father also owned this book. Inside page with some sporadic light foxing, otherwise in very good+ condition. A very nice copy.

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WALTER BUTLER SIGNATURE(S) QUITE SCARCE

Autograph Document Signed twice, once in the text and once at the end, by Walter Butler as attorney for the defendant in a case before the County of Tryon Inferior Court of Common Pleas, 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Walter studied law in Albany and was admitted to the bar in 1775 shortly before the start of the American Revolution in upper New York state. Very good condition.

Walter Butler (1752-81) Loyalist who became a captain in Butler's Rangers, formed by his father, John. “So feared was the Butler name,” George Francis Gilman Stanley has said, “that the rebels of the Mohawk valley rejoiced more over the news of his death than they did at the surrender of [Charles] Cornwallis at Yorktown."

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Marriage contract (certified copy of), 3-1/2 folio pages, 8 x 12-3/4 inches; Quebec, September 6, 1762. Seal of wax to the document. Near fine condition. Rare document drawn up in a few months of the transfer of New France to the English. Last marriage contract on August 3, 1747 between Jean Urbain Martel of Belleville (1708-Ca. 1764), director of the Forging mills of Saint-Maurice to Quebec, and young lady Elisabeth Gastin...

James Murray was one of General James Wolfe's three brigadiers in the British expedition against Quebec in 1759 and the Governor of Canada from 1760 to 1766. General James Murray In October 1760, became military governor of the district of Quebec and became the first civil governor of the Province of Quebec in 1764.

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Dated 9th December, 1828, [8] Eight foolscap pages, secretarial; first and last leaves detached; old stab sewing holes. Old folds; browning to edges, short tears along folds. Signed 'C Nicol... President', by the Judge Advocate and 'Approved and signed by James Kempt Com'r of the Forces.'

Jonathan Jackson 66th Regiment accused of desertion and loss of Regimental clothing with values given for items. Jackson pleaded guilty with certain exceptions.

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Foolscap bifolium (Gater 1811 - Britannia watermark) Secretarial, marginal browning; signed by George Ramsay as 'Dalhousie'. Dated Halifax 15. September 1819 and addressed to the Judge Advocate General, presumably Sir John Beckett.

George Ramsay, ninth Earl of Dalhousie, served as Lieutenant- Governor of Nova Scotia (1816–1820), then as Governor-in-Chief of British North America (1820–1828). He served twelve years in Canada. Dalhousie is considered the first patron of the arts in Canada.

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SCARCE AND IMPORTANT PRE-FRENCH & INDIAN WAR MAP

1744. [Paris]. First edition. Scarce pre-French & Indian War map of Canada, from Newfoundland to Lake Ontario and including the Northern portion of New England. Size to neat-line: 22-1/4 x 16-1/2 inches. 35 rotted on it's side on the left side border outside the neat line confirming it is a first edition in good condition. "Debruslins Sculpsit" engraved below the neat-line at the bottom right.

Reference: Kershaw 490.

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Price: $600 USD or $800 Cdn #8608

1848. New York, Goupil, Vibert & Co.

First edition. Paper Size: 17.25' x 12.25" Image Size: 11" x 7.5" Colour lithograph, with additional hand-colouring, printed by Cattier.  Some foxing in outer border and border scuffing in a couple of places, otherwise overall very good condition.

This lovely lithograph of Horseshoe Fall, with Terrapin Tower in the distance at left. Goupil, Vibert & Co. published a set of 54 of Kollner's views of American cities, including eight prints of Niagara.

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MOST INTERESTING AND RARE QUEEN VICTORIA PHOTO CIRCA 1880'S

Very interesting and rare circa 1880’s albumen photo of Queen Victoria with Princess Beatrice and Queen Victoria's her 4 dogs plus a circa 1876 Queen Victoria hand-written note photographed: Victoria, Beatrice - "Waldmann" "Fern", "Sharp" and "Noble" . Princess Beatrice, was Queen Victoria youngest child and wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944). Original albumen photo of a presumed circa 1877 Charles Burton Barber painting, with some foxing and a bit faded otherwise good condition...

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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT RARE CANADIAN SIGNED PRINTED DOCUMENT  

1982.[Ottawa], Department of Secretary of State

This 1982 Charter printed document is in a wooden frame 25-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches. The printed document is flat size 22-7/8 x 17-1/2 inches... The value and historical importance of this document is the hand-signed Trudeau's (1982) and Chrétien's signatures.

The first inscription is located on top right right, specifically, "P.E. Trudeau 1982" the same year as the signing of the original Canada Act which included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The second hand-signature located on the top left is "Best Wishes, Jean Chrétien" (not dated).

The Constitution Act, 1982 is a relatively short 34 clauses but a landmark document in Canadian history. The enactment of the Canada Act 1982 by the British Parliament in March 1982, precisely 115 years after the same legislature enacted the British North America Act, 1867

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1928.[Florida], Norman Studios

First edition. Norman Studios bright graphics film large stone litho poster for the movie called "Black Gold" with an all coloured cast. Nice stone litho promotional theatre and promotional poster of 3 sheet poster printed in three sections, flat not folded. Multi colours one size (yellow, red, green & black) and verso blank. Printed by the Richey Litho Co. Final full size approximately 41 x 81 inches flat once assembled with the three sheets rolled poster sections. Quite scarce to rare.

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EARL GREY COMMISSIONED THE FAMOUS GREY CUP IN DEC. 1909

Typed letter signed. One page, 4to. Dated Government House Ottawa 25th of March, 1905. To Sir Frederick Young. Thanking Young for a copy of his speech at the Colonial Institute on the subject of “Imperialism from an Australian standpoint.” Agreeing with Young’s belief that it will be necessary to establish in the future some system which will enable the Briton in Canada to feel that he is no way inferior in status to the Briton in the United Kingdom.”

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8 EARLY TORONTO NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE RIEL REBELLION

1885.Toronto, The Globe & Toronto Daily Mail

This is the perspective of from two Toronto newspapers in 1885. Seven "The Globe" and one "The Toronto Daily Mail" newspapers, with each issue reporting on the North-West (Louis Riel) rebellion , 8 page, 15-3/4 x 23 inches, with each issue reporting on the NW rebellion related material with lots of local Toronto impact as well. Fair to good condition..

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THOMAS S. JUDAH WAS SECOND JEW ADMITTED TO THE BAR

8 x 12-1/2 inches. ALS - 1 page with short fold paper tear not affecting text, otherwise good condition. Thomas S. Judah [Caption title]. No. 1037. King’s Bench. James Green, plaintiff vs. Sylvester Scott, defdt. /…/. Montreal, 8th March, 1844. Signed by Thomas S. Judah, attorney for defdt. Form filled in.  “The defendant is not guilty in the manner as complained of against him”.

Thomas S. Judah was the second Jew admitted to the Bar of Lower and Upper Canada, one month after Aaron Ezekiel Hart (1803-1857) was received in November 1824. He was born in Trois-Rivières, Francheville, QC.

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15 x 19 inches, was folded now flat, typed and handwritten manuscript Canada Company land transfer document dated November 20, 1846 with docketing information handwritten on verso. Minor wrinkling from folds with much faded seal, otherwise very good condition.

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We the Thomas Mercer Jones of the Town of Goderich in the County of Huron District and Province of Upper Canada and Frederick Widder of the City of Toronto and the County of York Home District and Province…. William Eyres of the Township of Manvers in the County of Durham Newcastle… The East Half of Lot Fifteen in the Tenth Consession of of the said Township of Manvers… 100 Acres... [50 pounds]

Signed TWICE by: Donald MacDonald, Thomas Collier, Frederick Widder, Thomas Mercer Jones.

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A RARE AND IMPORTANT QUEBEC ESCHEAT BROADSIDE DOCUMENT

1823. Quebec, The Executive Council

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; Was folded, now flat. Pieces and sections of 15-3/4 x 12-3/4 inches. paper missing but no text, otherwise condition is good. Broadside proclamation to have lands escheated. Printed in English and French in parallel columns. Castle of St. Lewis, Quebec, November 12, 1823 printed at top. 13 lines of English text and 14 lines of French text. At bottom, printed text; By Command of His Excellency the Governor in Chief, [who not identified, was The Earl of Dalhousie (1770-1838] Andrew W. Cochran, Secretary.

The text states that owners of the land in the three Townships of Lochaber, Buckingham and Templeton on the Ottawa River must present by June 1, [1824] confirm their performance of the conditions of settlement.

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