Gray, Hugh
Letters from Canada,; Written During a Residence There in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808; Shewing the Present State of Canada, Its Production-Trade-Commercial Importance and Political Relations. Illustrative of the Laws, the Manners of the People, and the Peculiarities of the Country and Climate. Exhibiting Also the Commercial Importance of Nova-Scotia, New Brunswick, & Cape-Breton; and Their Increasing Ability in Conjunction with Canada, to Furnish the Necessary Supplies of Lumber and Provisions to Our West-India Islands
London, Longman, Hurst ,Rees and Orme, 1809. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 406. 8vo. Re-bound in wine-red buckram with strengthened hinges and plain endpapers. Folding map, 3 folding tables. Large folding map has been re-backed. The binding is a bit pedestrian in appearance but quite serviceable and in very good condition. The contents show expected foxing, mainly near the beginning of the book, but it is not untoward. Overall, a good plus copy of a scarce and important comment on early Canadian political and economic history. .
Boeknummer: 9900042131
USD 168.75 [Appr.: EURO 155.75]
Trefwoorden: Travel; Canadian History; Exploration;