Search Results: western wanderings or a pleasure tour by kingston william hg

London: Chapman and Hall 1856. (Cloth) 324pp. Good to very good. Vol.II (of 2) only. Frontispiece, illus. Original cloth shows edge wear and light damage to head & foot of spine. Slightly shaken. Old oil stain on first couple of pages. Travel in Upper Canada included a visit to Paul Kane's studio; Federal vs Legislative Union in Lower Canada; "Which City is to be the Capital of Canada?" in America, dinner at Longfellow's and a meeting with the esteemed Professor Agassiz... TPL 3449. Sabin 37907..

KINGSTON, William H. G. Western Wanderings or, a Pleasure Tour in the Canadas. London: Chapman and Hall, 1856. 1st ed. 2 Vols. xvi, 343; viii, 324 pp. Frontises., illus. Later 3/4-morocco, raised spine bands, T.e.g. Some light toning, else a very good copy. Bibliography of Canadiana 3449: "An account of the Author's wedding tour, Canada East and West, Aug. 1853-Jan. 1854, with extended notes on social life." Includes notes on hunting, the French Canadians, visit to Boston and with Louis Agassiz and Longfellow.