Author : George Bryce
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0260761869
Treasures of Our Library (Classic Reprint) by George Bryce Pdf
Excerpt from Treasures of Our Library To the Society's library. Public libraries of Canada and the United States, and the various governments. On application being made to them, immediately began to pour in books. Re ports and documents. Besides this. The policy of the Society was always to have a little money ahead. In this way valuable collections of books were secured at a low cost. The first important addition of this kind was a well-selected collection of early Canadian books. The property of Mr. J. A. N. Provencher. A man of considerable literary ability. Who was the first Do minion Indian Agent in Winnipeg. \vishing to realize on his books Mr. Provencher made a most favorable offer to the Society. Which was accepted. This list of rare books is too long to be given. A beautiful six-volume edition of Pere Charlevoix' Travels was included: also twelve huge quarto volumes of the Documentary History of New York - a most valuable set; likewise a battered bttt interesting copy of Alex ander Mackenzie's (1801) voyages. In the library beside this volume. Though obtained later. Stands a three volume edition of a translation of Mackenzie's work. Printed (1802) in French in Paris. This is of great value. It was published for Na. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.