Author: Anonymous
Title: The Canada Directory for 1857-58
Description: Montreal, John Lovell, 1858 . First edition. Leather. A fascinating directory of mid-nineteenth century Canada, alphabetically arranged, and illustrated with the very scarce large folding map. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a large folding map showing 'the Province of Canada from Lake Superior to the Gulf of St. Lawrence&apos.The map included here is very scarce and usually missing. Containing names of professional and business men of the principal inhabitants in the cities, towns and villages throughout the provinces of Canada. Alphabetical directories of banks, benevolent and religious societies, clergy of all denominations, crown land agents, custom houses and officers of customs, government departments and employees, militia, newspapers and periodicals, ports of entry, registrars and railway and steamboat routes throughout Canada are all included.Rebound in the half calf of the United Kingdom Incorporated Law Society, with endpapers renewed. With their stamp to the title page, and to a small number of leaves throughout.A fascinating guide to Canada in the mid nineteenth century. Rebound in half calf, with cloth covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, significant rubbing to leather. Losses of leather to back strip head and tail, with small loss to spine label. Head and tail of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Front joint starting, with board a touch tender. Library stamp to title page, and in a few further locations. Closed tears to map perimeters. Pages generally clean and bright. Closed tears to folding map. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
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Title: The Canada Directory for 1857-58
Description: Montreal, John Lovell, 1858 . First edition. Leather. A fascinating directory of mid-nineteenth century Canada, alphabetically arranged, and illustrated with the very scarce large folding map. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a large folding map showing 'the Province of Canada from Lake Superior to the Gulf of St. Lawrence&apos.The map included here is very scarce and usually missing. Containing names of professional and business men of the principal inhabitants in the cities, towns and villages throughout the provinces of Canada. Alphabetical directories of banks, benevolent and religious societies, clergy of all denominations, crown land agents, custom houses and officers of customs, government departments and employees, militia, newspapers and periodicals, ports of entry, registrars and railway and steamboat routes throughout Canada are all included.Rebound in the half calf of the United Kingdom Incorporated Law Society, with endpapers renewed. With their stamp to the title page, and to a small number of leaves throughout.A fascinating guide to Canada in the mid nineteenth century. Rebound in half calf, with cloth covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, significant rubbing to leather. Losses of leather to back strip head and tail, with small loss to spine label. Head and tail of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Front joint starting, with board a touch tender. Library stamp to title page, and in a few further locations. Closed tears to map perimeters. Pages generally clean and bright. Closed tears to folding map. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: canada canada directory The Canada Directory for 1857-58 john lovell canada directory Not Stated
Price: GBP 650.00 = appr. US$ 928.19 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 950F28
- Book number: 950F28
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