Author: Hon. Francis Thistleton [William Henry Fleet]
Title: How I Came to Be Governor of the Island of Cacona: With a Particular Account of My Administration of the Affairs of That Island
Description: Montreal, H. Ramsay , 1852 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this satirical novel based on a man's experiences after being appointed as Governor of an Island in Canada, written by William Henry Fleet. The first edition. Very scarce work. Written by editor and author, William Henry Fleet under the pseudonym of the title character, The Hon. Francis Thistleton, late Governor of the Island of Cacona. This satirical work presents the experiences of a governor appointed to a post in Canada between 1835 and 1838, sent to the fictional and remote Island of Cacona by the British government.Illustrated with charming vignettes by J. Walker. G. Ducharme's bookplate to the front paste down. With the blind stamp of O. F. M. Quebec to the title and first page and the odd library mark to the endpapers. Bound in contemporary half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing to the boards and extremities. Slight loss to paper covered boards. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper, with a bookplate and ink inscriptions to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with a tide mark to the margin of pages 96 to 113. Blind stamp of Q. F. C. to the title page, pages 1, 216 and 217. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: William Henry Fleet Francis Thistleton Island of Cacona satire Francis Thistleton None


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