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Bogle Corbet; or, The Imigrants
de Galt, Esq., John
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Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. - no date but preface dated 20th April 1831 - vil. 1 pp iv + 312 / vol. II pp. iv + 312 / IIII pp. iv + 324 - volume 3 contains a 19 page appendix describing the towns and townships of Upper Canada including an accurate description of our own town here of Humberstone in Niagara District - novel set in Canada by Scottish writer John Galt established the Canadian anti-hero character, an unheroic bad luck man, with a shrewish fishwife mate, undependable companions & living an uninspiring harsh life - the novel is made tolerable by Galt's pecular humour and strong narrative descriptions of life in the bush - his only novel set in Canada - he came to Canada as secretary of the United Empire Loyalist's arm of the Canada Company to help redress their losses during the War of 1812 - 3 volumes, three quarter calf, hinges cracked at outer edges but inner ones very solid, inch chip across the upper spine of volume one else a vg set - armorial bookplate in each volume of the Scottish border clan Trotter - " Archibald Trotter of Dryden " who spent his life in the Bengal civil service - his fitting bookplate motto " " Festina Lente " or hasten slowly - a scarce triple decker, lacking only the half-titles.. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Librería
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 11067
- Título
- Bogle Corbet; or, The Imigrants
- Autor
- Galt, Esq., John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1831
- Palabras clave
- Canadian Anti-hero Fiction Canadian Triple Decker John Galt Scottish Canadian Literature Triple Decker
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Canadian Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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Port Colborne, Ontario
Sobre Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
General used bookstore, Mon-Sat. 10: -5pm. Used, ou-of-print, scarce, and rare books. Literature, first editions, Canadiana etc. ABAC/ILAB Member
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