The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, who came up to London to Enjoy Themselves and to See the Great Exhibition, by Henry Mayhew and George Cruikshank. Published by Davis Bogue, London, in 1851: Pictorial title page, 8 folding illustrations by George Cruikshank, full scarlet crushed levant, inner dentelles. Earliest issue with a scarce broadside bound at the end. It measures 6 by 9 inches.
"The Life of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal" This vintage book measures 9 inches tall, six inches from binding to edge, and is two inches wide. Biography of Donald a Smith (1829 to 1914)Canadian Parlimantarian and Governor of Hudsons Bay Co. (1889 to 1914) in two volumes. This two volume book set has a wonderful marbleized inside pages. Author Beckles Willson Author of the Great Fur company and the Life and Letters of James Wolfe. Published in Boston and New York by the Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press Cambridge 1915. Excellent condition with green leather and gold on the top of the pages.