Letters from Van Dieman's Land, written during four years imprisonment for political offences committed in Upper Canada

Wait, Benjamin

Verlag: A. G. Wilgus, Buffalo, 1843

Beschreibung

First edition, 12mo, pp. vi, [7]-356; engraved frontispiece and a folding map; contemporary calf-backed cloth, spine quite worn, with small loss, joints cracked; folding portion of map lacking, but still essentially complete, moderate foxing. The author was imprisoned for activities leading up to the Rebellion of 1837-38. A summary of the causes of the Rebellion is given, but most of the work comprises letters written from the English penal colony in Tasmania. Lande 2283. TPL 2622. Howes W-16; American Imprints 43-5096; Sabin 100969. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 53869

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Letters from Van Dieman's Land, written ...

Verlag: A. G. Wilgus, Buffalo

Erscheinungsdatum: 1843

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage