I have seen these cards individually, but never in this orignal set. All twelve are there and all are clean without any marks or writing. The folder is made of card stock which has a suede-like feel and is designed with a cut-out oval on the front to show part of the first card which is a scene of the Butchart residence. All scenes are hand colored and produced in real photogravure. The folder measures 4" high and 6-1.4" across. ORDERS OUTSIDE THE U.S. ARE WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH DESTINATION AND WE WILL PROVIDE AN EXACT SHIPPING COST. View More...
This is an interesting booklet about Canadian indigenous art from the Baker Lake area of Ottawa. It began with the Sanavik co-operative which endeavored to create a print program. Unfortunately it didn't catch fire right away, so instead of producing huge numbers of art prints they decided to choose carefully and confine each to a limited edition of no more than 50 copies. The booklet measures 8-1/2" x 11" and has 39 pristine pages. The only fault is some light sunning to spine. There are real photographs of the area and its people, both black and white aand color art, and photos of the artist... View More...
This is a beautiully preserved banner which on front reads Polish Olympics Committee and on the back indicates year abnd place -- 1976, Montreal. Banner is made of a heavy cardstock covered with printed satiny fabric and decorated with a tassel at the botom and green cording for hanging. Excluding the tassel banner measures 5-1/2" across and 8-1/2" from tip to top. Clean as a whistle on both sides. View More...
This 1925-26 catalog for aspiring students is filled with wonderful full page black and white photographs of the important places of the college -- an outside view, the common room, the reception room,the dining room, the Owens Museum of Fine Arts, the conservatory of music, a room in the art studio with students painting, a student room, two rooms in the Science Hall, outdoor drills, the swimming pool, jewelry made by students, handpainted dishes by students and the hospital. The catalog measures 6" x 8"-1/2" with 114 pages plus back matter. In addition to information about classes and life a... View More...
The colorful wraparound cover of this 1924 Canadian travel guide is bright, colorful, and eye-catching. The guide is clean and tightly bound with just a little edge wear. It measures a handy 5" x 7-1/2" and has 72 pages, plus a crisp, clean, fold-out map. The lengthy text is augmented by black and white illustration and has much info on the history of Canada, all provinces and British Columbia, travel tips, government information, money, experimental farms, railway tickets and even info on land and opportunities for those wishing to emigrate. The booklet mentions that there are emigration offi... View More...
Very handsome 1939 menu for passengers on the Canadian National Railway September 6, 1939. This was a banner year for Canada with the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth who in May of '39 took a Royal Tour of the country stopping at both small towns and large cities to the delight of fervent crowds. To celebrate the Royal Tour the two Canadian railways -- the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific --each worked hard to outdo the other in providing half the cars for the Royal Train. Of course by the time this menu was printed the hoopla was all over, but the cover shows The Nat... View More...
Very nice, extensive travel guide to seeing Quebec by car. In addition to photos to entice travelers, there's much info on 55 routes, each with its own special charms. There are also two fold-out maps, both in excellent condition. The smaller one is of Quebec, the larger one shows the individual drives the driver can take. Guide measures 6" x 9" and has 294 pages. Book is tightly bound with only defect being some light creasing to corners -- overall it's nice. And yet there's one more good thing -- a brochure for motoring to Gaspe National Park and canoe trips on the Grand Cascapedia River. No... View More...
Very nice clean, handsome travel brochure for the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. There is no date stated, but the population, according to the text, stood at 55,000 which dates it to around 1917, the year of the great Halifax explosion which occurred when a Belgian relief ship collided with a French munitions ship and immediately killed three per cent of the city's 55,000 people. The booklet has a nice fold-put map at the back, small photos througbhout in black and white and many ads for steamships, gifts, souvenirs etc. In addition to pointing out the highlights for the traveler, the text offe... View More...
Very nice clean booklet, attractively designed. Retains a card advertising the Huron County Pioneer Museum. The booklet measures 5-1/2"x8" and is illustrated throughout with both scenic and instructional drawings, black against cream paper.Only faults are a flat crease to lower front corner and a bit of browning to spine and lower edge of front cover. 87 pages. NOTE: Overseas orders are very welcome, but due to weight this item will incur a larger cost than stated. Please use contact button with destination and I'll send you an exact quote. View More...
This is nifty little leaflet with information about two different hotel apartment rentals a and a nice map of the area. Leaflets tend to get lost or tossed, so having this one is a plus. Closed the booklet measures 3-1/2" x 6-1/4". Opened it's 10-1.4" wide and 9" tall. The Grove Annex boasted big rooms with modern furniture, rooms with running water and semi-private baths and suites with private baths. Prices ranged from $1.50 to $7. The Mansions were a step up from the looks of things. Here you could get a three room apartment (there's a photo) and 100 of the 150 rooms had private baths. They... View More...
This travel guide has it all -- great hotels, restaurants, things to do, things to buy. It measures 7" x 8" and has 25 counted pages with brown printing and sepia photographs. It was tricky to figure out the date, but after several tries I got it -- a photo of Countess Nicol and her son (see photo) did it. The Countess and Count were Little People -- I remembered seeing that picture somewhere else. It was supposed to have been in the 1940's. I think that's about right because the fashions are 30's-40's and there is very nice photo of a tour bus. View More...
This is a rare art catalog which accompanied the artist's first solo exhibition. Natalka Husak is a Ukranian-American artist who has since had other exhibitions. This one is playful and its binding is handmade which adds greatly to its charm. The photos of the works are in sepia and there are 13 images of 13 works. Catalog measures 7-1/2" x 10-1/2". View More...
Very handsome silver and grey cover with no printing at all to face. Published to accompany an exhibit which was in Toronto from Sept. 27 to October 26, 1969 and in Montreal from Nov.5 to Dec. 14, 1969. Measures 7-1/2"x10-1/4" and is illustrated throughout with both black and white photographs and drawings. TEXT is in both ENGLISH and FRENCH. The exhibit concentrated on two major point -- art which is unconventional and even jarring and art owned by corporations such as Benson & Hedges, Canada. Various artists. Catalog shows a bit of toning to page edges, but is otherwise clean and tightly bo... View More...
This 1955 fishing license was issued to a man from Parma, Ohio off to Canada on an "angling vacation." The license is a small booklet which contains pertinent details about the issuee, as well as Ontario "fishery regulations" and info on the Game and Fisheries Act. It shows browning on both front and back covers, as well as a loss of the top layer of paper at the bottom back corner (small). All fishing coupons are still intact, so Mr. Martin must not have been too lucky. The coupons are very specific, each for a different type of fish and each allowing for 5 or six of most species, but only on... View More...
Beautifully kept post card with sharp corners and crisp paper. Will arrive in brand new plastic sleeve. Card has a divided back and has not been written on or mailed. OVERSEAS ORDERS WELCOME. Please provide destination before ordering and I will quote exact cost. View More...
I have a liking for hotel postcards and buy them whenever they show up in good condition. This one is Canadian and lovely in its architecture and flowery grounds. The card was never used which means no writing, no postage and no stamping. The back is divided and there is a stamp box. Overall this card is a beauty -- clean and bright with sharp corners. Card will arrive in a brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Beautiful card, unused and clean with sharp corners. The divided back shows no writing and no stamp. It's a view I have never seen before. Car will arrive in a brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
Beautiful card in excellent condition. No writing and no postage on divided back. Sharp corners and no defect of note. This is one of the nicer views of the Parliament Buildings and East Block. The card will arrive in a brand new plastic sleeve. View More...
These military postcards from Fort Ticonderoga are not only attractive, but also informative due to the extensive descriptions at the back of each. All 12 are like new with no writing and no postal marks or stamps. They are all adapted from paintings by artist Harry C. Larter who captured the details of Hessian soldiers in 1777 Quebec. Views include Brunswick Infantry Regiment; Brunswick Dragoons, Grenadier Non-Commissioned Officers; Brunswick Jaegers; Grenadiers; Brunswick Infantry (2 views); Brunswick Infantry Regiment (2 views); Brunswick Light Infantry Batatalion; Hesse-Hanau Artillery; H... View More...
This poster appears to have never seen the light of day. There are no thumbtack marks, no tears, and no writing-- just crisp white paper. The sports show was an annual big deal, as told by the Cleveland Press in the photo from the previous year which drew in "big crowds." There are several areas for dealers to choose from the spaces showing on the poster, all explained including prices to exhibit. Among the items to be shown were planes, automobiles, boats, camping, fishing and hunting, skates, skis, swimming goods, log cabins and a lot more. There were also spaces for groups, clubs, associa... View More...
