A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF THE PROVINCE OF UPPER CANADA; AND PROMISCUOUS REMARKS ON THE GOVERNMENT; IN TWO PARTS...
by Smith, Michael
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Philadelphia, 1813. 118,[2]pp. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Edgeworn, dampstain in gutter throughout, else a very good, tight copy. "This is the third edition in order of publication, but it is really the author's fourth edition, since he brought the continuation of the history, from the public papers received at New York and Philadelphia, down to October 21st, 1813" - Sabin. Includes an appendix, "A Complete Description of the Niagara Falls: and Remarks Relative to the Situation of the Inhabitants Respecting the War," with a history of the war to date. SABIN 83622. HOWES S642. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 29803.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF THE PROVINCE OF UPPER CANADA; AND PROMISCUOUS REMARKS ON THE GOVERNMENT; IN TWO PARTS...
- Author
- Smith, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1813
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...