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DOUGLAS, Thomas, Fifth Earl Of Selkirk BUMSTED, J. M. (ed.) ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
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DOUGLAS, Thomas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk BUMSTED, J. M. (ed.) Collected Writings of Lord Selkirk, 1799-1809
Manitoba Record Society, Winnipeg, 1984,
DOUGLAS, Thomas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk. The Collected Writings of Lord Selkirk, 1799-1809 : Volume 1 in the Writings and Papers of Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk. Edited and introduced by J. M. Bumsted. Winnipeg: Manitoba Record Society, 1984. No. 86 of a limited printing of 750 copies. Pp. 372. 8vo, red cloth. A selection of the writings of the Thomas Douglas, the Fifth Earl of Selkirk, known by most Canadians as the founder of a colony at Red River in present-day Manitoba in 1811, from the years preceding his colonisation efforts in central Canada. Contents: 1) Untitled pamphlet on poor relief in Scotland, c.a. 1799 ; 2) Observations on The Present State of The Highlands of Scotland, with a View of The Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration ; 3) A Letter to the Peers of Scotland by The Earl of Selkirk ; 4) Substance of the speech of the Earl of Selkirk, in the House of Lords, Monday, August 10, 1807, on the defence of the country ; 5) On the necessity of a more effectual system of national defence, and the means of establishing the permanent security of the kingdom ; 6) A letter addressed to John Cartwright, Esq. of the committee at the Crown and Anchor on the subject of parliamentary reform. Vg in slightly rubbed dj. 50.00
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Island Magazine BUMSTED, J.M. TUCK, Robert C. WEALE, David E. Island Magazine. Number Five, Fall-Winter 1978
Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Charlottetown, 1978,
(Island Magazine). The Island Magazine. Number Five, Fall-Winter 1978. (Charlottetown) : Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, 1978. Pp [1]-45. Illustrated. Triple Column. 4to, illustrated mustard card covers. Contents : Lord Selkirk of Prince Edward Island (by J.M. Bumsted, pp 3-8); The Island Meets the Auto (by Deborah Stewart, pp 9-14); Bedeque: A Place in the Sun (by Robert C. Tuck, pp 15-21); The Mud Diggers (by David E. Weale, pp 22-30); Of Haunts and Specters (by Joseph Devreux, p 31-33); Bards on the Polly (by Margaret MacDonell, pp 34-39); Ledgers I Have Loved (by Janet Dale, pp 40-42). Very good. Signed with inscription by Robert C. Tuck, one of the contributors. 12.50
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Island Magazine BUMSTED, J.M. TUCK, Robert C. WEALE, David E. Island Magazine. Number Five, Fall-Winter 1978
Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, Charlottetown, 1978,
(Island Magazine). The Island Magazine. Number Five, Fall-Winter 1978. (Charlottetown) : Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation, 1978. Pp [1]-45. Illustrated. Triple Column. 4to, illustrated mustard card covers. Contents : Lord Selkirk of Prince Edward Island (by J.M. Bumsted, pp 3-8); The Island Meets the Auto (by Deborah Stewart, pp 9-14); Bedeque: A Place in the Sun (by Robert C. Tuck, pp 15-21); The Mud Diggers (by David E. Weale, pp 22-30); Of Haunts and Specters (by Joseph Devreux, p 31-33); Bards on the Polly (by Margaret MacDonell, pp 34-39); Ledgers I Have Loved (by Janet Dale, pp 40-42). Corners creased, else very good. 10.00
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BUMSTED, J. M. University of Manitoba : An Illustrated History. ill card covers.
University of Manitoba Press, 2001, ISBN:0887556531
BUMSTED, J. M. University of Manitoba : An Illustrated History. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba Press, (2001). Pp 228. Illustrated with numerous b/w and/or colour photos to text.. Large 8vo, illustrated card covers. "Founded in 1877, just seven years after the birth of the province itself, the University of Manitoba has been enextricably bound with the history and life of Manitoba and western Canada. Begun as a federation of small colleges whose roots lay in the Red River Settlement, over the next 100 years the U of M grew to become the home of internationally recognized teaching and scholarship. Its research achievements have changed the lives of people throughout the world, while its students have reflected the full diversity and energy of Manitoba itself." -from the cover. Lightly rubbed, ow vg. 25.00
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