Letters from Canada, Written during a Residence There in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808; Shewing the Present State of Canada, Its' Productions—Trade—Commercial Importance and Political Relations. Illustrative of The Laws, the Manners of the People, and the Peculiarities of the Country and Climate, Exhibiting also the Commercial Importance of Nova-Scotia, New Brunswick & Cape-Breton; and Their increasing Ability, in Conjunction with Canada, to furnish the necessary Supplies of Lumber and Provisions to our West-India Islands
by GRAY, Hugh
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, Paternoster-Row, 1809. Leather bound. Very good. [TRAVEL] [HISTORY]. Spine title: Gray's Letters from Canada
Fold-out map: Map of Canada, &c. with an inset Bason of Quebec
First edition. 8vo; [xiv], 406pp; brown straight-grain morocco, gilt-paneled boards, 4 gilt spine compartments, a round insert with the gilt-stamped initials "RT" and an arm embowed holding an arrow; marbled endpapers; armorial bookplate of Marquess of Headfort on front pastedown; fold-out map; 3 fold-out tables; internally clean and bright; head of joints starting, some shelf wear to boards; very good.
Fold-out map: Map of Canada, &c. with an inset Bason of Quebec
First edition. 8vo; [xiv], 406pp; brown straight-grain morocco, gilt-paneled boards, 4 gilt spine compartments, a round insert with the gilt-stamped initials "RT" and an arm embowed holding an arrow; marbled endpapers; armorial bookplate of Marquess of Headfort on front pastedown; fold-out map; 3 fold-out tables; internally clean and bright; head of joints starting, some shelf wear to boards; very good.
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- Bookseller
- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1793
- Title
- Letters from Canada, Written during a Residence There in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808; Shewing the Present State of Canada, Its' Productions—Trade—Commercial Importance and Political Relations. Illustrative of The Laws, the Manners of the People, and the Peculiarities of the Country and Climate, Exhibiting also the Commercial Importance of Nova-Scotia, New Brunswick & Cape-Breton; and Their increasing Ability, in Conjunction with Canada, to furnish the necessary Supplies of Lumber and Provisions to our West-India Islands
- Author
- GRAY, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, Paternoster-Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
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