The Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne: The Making of Community on the Gananoque River Frontier, 1796-1996 Tapa dura - 1996

Ontario: Lyndhurst, ON: Corporation of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1996. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed without inscription by the author ----636 pages, packed with b&w photos, contents include: Introduction; A Vermont Frontier, 1796 - 1820 --- Early Visits to the Gananoque Country By Lockwood and Pendergast; Forging Treason?; ---The Antidote, 1821 - 1851 ---A Chosen People; The Unity of Improvement --- Critical Years, 1852 - 1900 ---The People of Leeds and Lansdowne Rear; Rival Villages ; Private and Public Lives --- The Wars, 1901 - 1945 ---recreation's Rise; War and the Modern Imperative ---Recreating the Township, 1946 - 1996 ---A Bridge to the Future ---Abbreviations; Appendices ( 1- February 1798 Petition of Abel Stevens from Vermont Experienced in operating an Iron Furnace ---2 - Feb 1798 List of Persons Settled in the Township of Kitley and Bastard… Leer más

Lyndhurst, Ontario: Corporation of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0968054900 . 636 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A hint of soil to the bottom fore-corner of the text block. Text block edges have a tiny bit of foxing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed. It is price clipped. An extensive and scholarly history of the Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne Township, in eastern Ontario. Illustrated with maps and black and white archival photographs. Indexed. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

The Corporation of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, 1996. 636 pages in excellent condition. Illustrated. Clean white endpapers. Orange hardcovers with gilt tiles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Illustrated DJ with gilt titles. No wear. FINE/FINE. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 7 1/2 x 10.

Lyndhurst, Ontario: The Corporation of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. (xiv) 636 pages with archival photos, B&W illustrations extensive index, endnotes & appendices. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Due to weight & size, extra postal costs WILL be required. Please contact us by email before ordering this title