LETTERS FROM CANADA, WRITTEN DURING A RESIDENCE THERE IN THE YEARS 1806, 1807, AND 1808; SHEWING THE PRESENT STATE OF CANADA...EXHIBITING ALSO THE COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE OF NOVA-SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, & CAPE-BRETON...
by Gray, Hugh
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London, 1809. [14],406pp. plus folding map and three folding tables. Later three quarter morocco and marbled boards. Some foxing and tanning, folds of map reinforced on verso. Good. Gray gives an account of his three-year residence in Lower Canada, with observations of the commercial, legal and political aspects of the country. "Gray came to the conclusion that Canada was worth preserving, but he raised a hornet's nest by expressing doubts that the French Canadians were fitted to receive the benefits of the British Constitution. His contemptuous remarks about the cultural level of French Canadians were bitterly resented" - Story. LANDE 282. DIONNE II:939. KRESS B.5510. TPL 824. GAGNON I:1548. SABIN 28393. VLACH 359. GOLDSMITHS 19842. STORY, p.679
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- LETTERS FROM CANADA, WRITTEN DURING A RESIDENCE THERE IN THE YEARS 1806, 1807, AND 1808; SHEWING THE PRESENT STATE OF CANADA...EXHIBITING ALSO THE COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE OF NOVA-SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, & CAPE-BRETON...
- Author
- Gray, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.