Letters from Van Dieman's Land, written during Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences committed in Upper Canada. Embodying , also, Letters Descriptive of Personal Appeals in behalf of her Husband, &c., &c.
by Wait, Benjamin & Mrs. B. Wait
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Buffalo: A. W. Wilgus, 1843. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original quarter-calf over textured cloth hard covers, with gilt title to spine. Toning and rubbing to covers; edges worn through at corners. Spine leather still supple, but worn and rubbed with short splits to upper spine. Titling still just legible. Front free endpaper present but pasted to inner front cover; two later bookplates affixed there. Hinges cracked at endpapers but still firm enough. Toning and some staining to text; fore-margin of folding map lost but map itself still complete. Remains a neat and useful, unrestored, example of the original edition. Frontispiece illustration, folding map. vi[7-]356pp..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72538ch
- Title
- Letters from Van Dieman's Land, written during Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences committed in Upper Canada. Embodying , also, Letters Descriptive of Personal Appeals in behalf of her Husband, &c., &c.
- Author
- Wait, Benjamin & Mrs. B. Wait
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- A. W. Wilgus
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- history Canada Canadian Upper Canada Rebellion reform movements penal system Tasmania transportation prisoners escapees escapes Benjamin Wait Letters from Van Dieman's Land, written during Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences committed in Up
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- Cracked
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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