Roche Ashe (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Poor/Fair. Stab sewn wraps, scarce Canadian periodical. Worn covers, strip of tape on spine, sewing threads are broken, very tender, with pages detaching. Damp staining to all pages on the blank margins, about 1-2 inches, but kept stored dry with no mildew. Some leaves left uncut. Three engravings, two full page. . Contents: Edward Taylor Fletcher: "The Twenty Years Siege of Candia." [Read before the Society, 19th January, 1853], 20 ½ pages.A. R. Roche: "Notes on the resources and capabilities of the Island of Anticosti." [Read before the Society, 4th October, 1853]. About 53 pages. [Read before the Society, 4th October, 1853]"Water Poser of Quebec." By E. D. Ashe, Lieut. Royal Navy, F. R. A. S., Director of the Observatory, and Vice President of the Literary and Historical Society, Quebec. [Read before the Society, Nov., 1854]."Plan of the construction of a Raft to rescue passengers from sinking ships. By E. D. Ashe, Lieut, R. N., F. R. A. S. etc." with full page woodcut plate shown with this listing with short tear. [Read before the Society, Nov., 1854]."Mean result of meteorological observations taken during the winter of 1853-54" by Lieut. Noble. Woodcut plate shown with this listing. Includes 5 detailed numeric tables, one is shown with this listing. [Read before the Society, the 18th October, 1854].The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) was the first scholarly or learned society in Canada. It was founded in 1824 by George Ramsay, Early of Dalhousie, governor of British North America. Its headquarters are still located in Quebec City. The Society's original aims were encyclopedic, being founded in the infancy of Canada's cultural and intellectual development. The Society gathered historical documents about Canada and republished many rare manuscripts. Research in all fields of knowledge was actively encouraged. Talks were held in the Society's reading room, the best of which were published regularly in a quasi-annual series of Transactions from 1824 to 1924.Over the years, the Society played a part in creating public institutions that would take over many of its traditional roles. For instance, it fostered the foundation of the Public Archives of Canada (today's Library and Archives Canada) in 1872. It was also active in the preservation of Canada's built and natural heritage, helping to save the Plains of Abraham from developers and eventually fostering the creation of the Historic Sites and Monuments board of Canada.With the growth of national public institutions, the Society's activities gradually became centered on the services of its private lending library, providing access to English-language books in a largely French-speaking city.

Condition: Good. Autograph collection assembled by John Wilkinson of England. 52 pieces.Collection of cards, album pages and clipped magazine photographs signed by prominent tennis champions, including: Rod Laver (signed card and colour magazine photograph), Andres Gimeno (signed colour magazine portrait), Evonne Goolagong-Cawley (signed black and white magazine photograph), Tony Roche (signed album page, Arthur Ashe (signed newspaper photograph), Neale Fraser (signed card), Roy Emerson (signed card), Lew Hoad (signed card), John Newcombe (signed album page "to John, thank you for your kind letter. Wishing you good luck"), Maria Bueno (signed card), Ann Jones (signed card), Virginia Wafe (signed card), Darlene Hard (signed album page "Best wishes to you and your family" and black and white magazine photograph), Pancho Gonzalez (signed card), Nicola Pietrangeli (signed card), Bill Bowrey (signed card), Nancy Richey (signed and "Dear John, Thanks so much for your letter"), Lesley Bowrey (signed card), Kerry Melville (signed card), Francoise Durr (signed card "All my best wishes"), Ken Fletcher (signed card "To John, Best Wishes"), Frew McMillan (signed card "All the very best john"), Bob Hewitt (signed card), Dennis Ralston (signed card and colour magazine photograph), Pierre Barthes (signed photograph), Tom Okker (signed card), Rosemary Casals (signed card and black and white magazine photograph), Judy Tegart (signed card "To John, with very best wishes"), Julie Heldman (signed card), Helga Nissen (signed album page), Winnie Shaw (signed album page and clipped newspaper photograph), Annette Du Plooy (clipped signature and newspaper photograph), Tom Gorman (signed album page), Clark Graebner (signed card, dated 1968), Marty Riessen (signed card "To John, thank you for your kind letter. Best wishes and good luck in the future"), Cliff Drysdale (signed card "To John, very best wishes"), Zejlko Franulovic (signed colour magazine photograph), Charlie Pasarell (signed card), Mark Cox (signed card and colour magazine photograph), Roger Taylor (signed glossy black and white photograph), Martin Mulligan (signed album page), Jan Leschly (signed card, Copenhagen 13 July 1967), Owen Davidson (signed card), Bobby Wilson (signed colour magazine picture) and Butch Buchholz (signed card "To John, wish you the very best of luck", 1969).